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Correlates of Competency to Stand Trial Among Youths Admitted to a Juvenile Mental Health Court

Eraka Bath, Lauren Reba-Harrelson, Robyn Peace, Jie Shen and Honghu Liu
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2015, 43 (3) 329-339;
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Dr. Bath is Director, Child Forensic Services and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Reba-Harrelson is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, and Forensic Psychologist, West Central Georgia Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA. Ms. Peace was formerly with Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Shen and Dr. Liu are Professors, Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University California Los Angeles. Dr. Liu is also Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. This research project was supported by intramural funding from the UCLA School of Medicine, Semel Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Career Development.
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Dr. Bath is Director, Child Forensic Services and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Reba-Harrelson is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, and Forensic Psychologist, West Central Georgia Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA. Ms. Peace was formerly with Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Shen and Dr. Liu are Professors, Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University California Los Angeles. Dr. Liu is also Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. This research project was supported by intramural funding from the UCLA School of Medicine, Semel Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Career Development.
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Robyn Peace
Dr. Bath is Director, Child Forensic Services and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Reba-Harrelson is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, and Forensic Psychologist, West Central Georgia Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA. Ms. Peace was formerly with Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Shen and Dr. Liu are Professors, Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University California Los Angeles. Dr. Liu is also Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. This research project was supported by intramural funding from the UCLA School of Medicine, Semel Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Career Development.
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Jie Shen
Dr. Bath is Director, Child Forensic Services and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Reba-Harrelson is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, and Forensic Psychologist, West Central Georgia Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA. Ms. Peace was formerly with Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Shen and Dr. Liu are Professors, Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University California Los Angeles. Dr. Liu is also Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. This research project was supported by intramural funding from the UCLA School of Medicine, Semel Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Career Development.
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Honghu Liu
Dr. Bath is Director, Child Forensic Services and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Reba-Harrelson is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, and Forensic Psychologist, West Central Georgia Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA. Ms. Peace was formerly with Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Shen and Dr. Liu are Professors, Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University California Los Angeles. Dr. Liu is also Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. This research project was supported by intramural funding from the UCLA School of Medicine, Semel Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Career Development.
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vol. 43 no. 3 329-339
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1093-6793
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  • Published online October 5, 2015.

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  1. Eraka Bath, MD,
  2. Lauren Reba-Harrelson, PhD,
  3. Robyn Peace, MSW,
  4. Jie Shen, PhD and
  5. Honghu Liu, PhD
  1. Dr. Bath is Director, Child Forensic Services and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Reba-Harrelson is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, and Forensic Psychologist, West Central Georgia Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA. Ms. Peace was formerly with Department of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Shen and Dr. Liu are Professors, Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University California Los Angeles. Dr. Liu is also Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. This research project was supported by intramural funding from the UCLA School of Medicine, Semel Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Career Development.
  1. Address for correspondence: Eraka Bath, MD, Director, Child Forensic Services, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, 300 Medical Plaza, Room 1243, Los Angeles, CA 90095 E-mail: ebath{at}mednet.ucla.edu.

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