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Ferguson v. Florida: Rationally Understanding Competence to be Executed?

Christopher S. Wadsworth, William J. Newman and Paul R. S. Burton
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2014, 42 (2) 234-241;
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Dr. Wadsworth is Chief Psychiatrist at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin, CA. Dr. Newman is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Training Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA. Dr. Burton is Senior Psychiatrist at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, CA.
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Dr. Wadsworth is Chief Psychiatrist at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin, CA. Dr. Newman is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Training Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA. Dr. Burton is Senior Psychiatrist at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, CA.
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Dr. Wadsworth is Chief Psychiatrist at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin, CA. Dr. Newman is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Training Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA. Dr. Burton is Senior Psychiatrist at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, CA.
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vol. 42 no. 2 234-241
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24986351

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  • Published online July 1, 2014.

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  1. Christopher S. Wadsworth, MD,
  2. William J. Newman, MD and
  3. Paul R. S. Burton, MD
  1. Dr. Wadsworth is Chief Psychiatrist at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin, CA. Dr. Newman is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Training Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA. Dr. Burton is Senior Psychiatrist at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, CA.
  1. Address correspondence to: Christopher Wadsworth, MD, P.O. Box 305, San Quentin, CA 94964. E-mail: christopher.wadsworth{at}forensicmd.net.

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