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Forensic Services, Public Mental Health Policy, and Financing: Charting the Course Ahead

Debra A. Pinals
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2014, 42 (1) 7-19;
Debra A. Pinals
Dr. Pinals is Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Services, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Law and Psychiatry Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA. A version of this paper was presented as the Presidential Address at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. The opinions expressed in this article are the author's and do not reflect the views or opinions of any agency or entity with which the author is affiliated.
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vol. 42 no. 1 7-19
PubMed 
24618515

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online March 11, 2014.

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© 2014 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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  1. Debra A. Pinals, MD
  1. Dr. Pinals is Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Services, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Law and Psychiatry Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA. A version of this paper was presented as the Presidential Address at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. The opinions expressed in this article are the author's and do not reflect the views or opinions of any agency or entity with which the author is affiliated.
  1. Address correspondence to: Debra A. Pinals, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655. E-mail: debra.pinals{at}umassmed.edu.

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