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A Forensic Neuropsychiatric Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury, Aggression, and Suicide
Hal S. Wortzel and David B. Arciniegas
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2013, 41 (2) 274-286;
Hal S. Wortzel
Dr. Wortzel is Director of Neuropsychiatric Consultation Services & Psychiatric Fellowship for VISN 19 MIRECC (Mental Illness Research, Education & Clinical Center), Denver Veterans Medical Center and Michael K. Cooper Professor of Neurocognitive Disease, Director of Neuropsychiatry, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO. Dr. Arciniegas is Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Chair in Brain Injury Medicine, Executive Director of the Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry, and Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, and Senior Scientist and Medical Director for Brain Injury Research, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX. Support for this work was provided by the Veterans Health Administration's VISN-19 MIRECC (HSW). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
MDDavid B. Arciniegas
Dr. Wortzel is Director of Neuropsychiatric Consultation Services & Psychiatric Fellowship for VISN 19 MIRECC (Mental Illness Research, Education & Clinical Center), Denver Veterans Medical Center and Michael K. Cooper Professor of Neurocognitive Disease, Director of Neuropsychiatry, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO. Dr. Arciniegas is Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Chair in Brain Injury Medicine, Executive Director of the Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry, and Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, and Senior Scientist and Medical Director for Brain Injury Research, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX. Support for this work was provided by the Veterans Health Administration's VISN-19 MIRECC (HSW). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
Vol. 41, Issue 2
1 Jun 2013
A Forensic Neuropsychiatric Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury, Aggression, and Suicide
Hal S. Wortzel, David B. Arciniegas
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2013, 41 (2) 274-286;