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Mental Health and Immigrant Detainees in the United States: Competency and Self-Representation

Caleb Korngold, Kristen Ochoa, Talia Inlender, Dale McNiel and Renée Binder
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2015, 43 (3) 277-281;
Caleb Korngold
Dr. Korngold is Psychiatry Section Chief, Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing, China. Dr. Ochoa is Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Inlender is also a staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McNeil is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Binder is Professor and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
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Kristen Ochoa
Dr. Korngold is Psychiatry Section Chief, Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing, China. Dr. Ochoa is Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Inlender is also a staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McNeil is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Binder is Professor and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
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Dr. Korngold is Psychiatry Section Chief, Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing, China. Dr. Ochoa is Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Inlender is also a staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McNeil is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Binder is Professor and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
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Dr. Korngold is Psychiatry Section Chief, Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing, China. Dr. Ochoa is Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Inlender is also a staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McNeil is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Binder is Professor and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
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Dr. Korngold is Psychiatry Section Chief, Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing, China. Dr. Ochoa is Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Inlender is also a staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McNeil is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Binder is Professor and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
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vol. 43 no. 3 277-281
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26438803

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1093-6793
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  • Published online October 5, 2015.

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  1. Caleb Korngold, MD,
  2. Kristen Ochoa, MD,
  3. Talia Inlender, JD,
  4. Dale McNiel, PhD and
  5. Renée Binder, MD
  1. Dr. Korngold is Psychiatry Section Chief, Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing, China. Dr. Ochoa is Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Inlender is also a staff attorney, Immigrants' Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McNeil is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Binder is Professor and Director of Psychiatry and Law Program, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
  1. Address correspondence to: Caleb Korngold, MD, Psychiatry Section Chief, Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics New Hope Clinical Center, 9–11 Fangyuan Xi Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100015. E-mail: Caleb.Korngold{at}ufh.com.cn.

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