Table of Contents
September 2008; Volume 36, Issue 3-
EDITORIALS
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Revisiting the Politics of Dangerousness
Gregory B. Leong- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 278-281;
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Mandated Community Treatment: Applying Leverage to Achieve Adherence
John Monahan- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 282-285;
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BIOGRAPHIES
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Robert L. Sadoff, MD: Renaissance Man of Forensic Psychiatry
Frank M. Dattilio and Thomas G. Gutheil- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 286-289;
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SPECIAL ARTICLE
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Clinical Practice Guidelines as Learned Treatises: Understanding Their Use as Evidence in the Courtroom
Patricia R. Recupero- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 290-301;
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Commentary: When Is a Practice Guideline Only a Guideline?
Howard Zonana- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 302-305;
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Commentary: Helling v. Carey, Caveat Medicus
D. Clay Kelly and Gina Manguno-Mire- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 306-309;
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REGULAR ARTICLE
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Forensic Applications of Cerebral Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Hal S. Wortzel, Christopher M. Filley, C. Alan Anderson, Timothy Oster and David B. Arciniegas- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 310-322;
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Commentary: Applications of Functional Neuroimaging to Civil Litigation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Robert P. Granacher- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 323-328;
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The Conditional Release of Insanity Acquittees: Three Decades of Decision-Making
Barbara E. McDermott, Charles L. Scott, David Busse, Felecia Andrade, Michelle Zozaya and Cameron D. Quanbeck- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 329-336;
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Commentary: Biases That Affect the Decision to Conditionally Release an Insanity Acquittee
Patrick K. Fox- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 337-339;
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Conceptualizing and Characterizing Accuracy in Assessments of Competence to Stand Trial
Douglas Mossman- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 340-351;
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Commentary: Facts and Values in Competency Assessment
Alec Buchanan- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 352-353;
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Making Consent More Informed: Preliminary Results From a Multiple-Choice Test Among Probation-Referred Marijuana Users Entering a Randomized Clinical Trial
Daniel B. Rounsaville, Karen Hunkele, Caroline J. Easton, Charla Nich and Kathleen M. Carroll- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 354-359;
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Emotional Responses of Staff to Assault in a Pediatric State Hospital
Eileen P. Ryan, Jeffrey Aaron, Mandi L. Burnette, Janet Warren, Roger Burket and Theresa Aaron- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 360-368;
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A National Analysis of Medical Licensure Applications
Sarah J. Polfliet- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 369-374;
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ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY
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Defining Mental Disorder When It Really Counts: DSM-IV-TR and SVP/SDP Statutes
Allen Frances, Shoba Sreenivasan and Linda E. Weinberger- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 375-384;
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Crime and Punishment: Is “Justice” Good Public Policy?
George C. Curtis and Richard L. Nygaard- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 385-387;
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Template for Quickly Creating Forensic Psychiatry Reports
Steven H. Berger- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 388-392;
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Testimony by Mentally Ill Individuals
Yuval Melamed- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 393-397;
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REFLECTIONS
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When Judges Practice Psychiatry
Khurshid A. Khurshid- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 398-399;
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LEGAL DIGEST
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Competence to Waive Miranda Rights
Aimee Kaempf and Debra A. Pinals- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 400-402;
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Waiver of Postconviction Relief (PCR) and PCR Counsel
Kimberly A. Larson and Albert J. Gruzdinskas- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 402-404;
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Videotaped Confessions and Miranda Rights
Paul Noroian- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 404-406;
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Guardianship and Autonomy in Decision-Making
Deepak Dev and Debra A. Pinals- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 406-409;
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Competence to Plead Guilty and Seek the Death Penalty
Casey Helmkamp, Hal S. Wortzel and Richard Martinez- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 409-411;
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Mitigating Evidence in a Death Penalty Case
Gregory Kellermeyer, Hal S. Wortzel and Richard Martinez- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 411-413;
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Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty: Addressing Various Questions Regarding an Atkins Claim
Jacob Widroff and Clarence Watson- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 413-415;
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Sum of Errors and Due Process Owed to Mentally III Defendant
Elena del Busto and Clarence Watson- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 415-418;
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Termination of Parental Rights
Sarah Rasco and Heidi Vermette- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 418-419;
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BOOK REVIEWS
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Working With Traumatized Youth in Child Welfare
Eraka Bath- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 420-421;
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Women and Girls in the Criminal Justice System: Policy Issues and Practice Strategies
Susan Hatters Friedman- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 421-422;
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Practical Approaches to Forensic Mental Health Testimony
Aimee Kaempf and Debra A. Pinals- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 422-423;
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The Human Predator: A Historical Chronicle of Serial Murder and Forensic Investigation
D. Clay Kelly- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 423-425;
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LETTERS
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Abraham L. Halpern and John A. Baird
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 426-427;
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Hygiea Casiano and Jitender Sareen
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Pedro Weisleder
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2008, 36 (3) 428;
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Michael A. Norko
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In this Issue
- Ethics in forensic psychiatry: a cultural response to Stone and Appelbaum
- A theory of ethics for forensic psychiatry
- AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial
- AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Assessment
- Commentary: Compassion at the Core of Forensic Ethics

