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What is Truth? The Spiritual Quest of Forensic Psychiatry

Michael A. Norko
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2018, 46 (1) 10-22;
Michael A. Norko
Dr. Norko is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and Director of Forensic Services for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford, CT. A version of this paper was presented as the Presidential Address at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Denver, CO, 2017. Dr. Norko is involved in the editorial leadership of the Journal. However, he did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance. Dr. Norko acknowledges the support of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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vol. 46 no. 1 10-22
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29618531

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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 April 4, 2018.

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  1. Michael A. Norko, MD, MAR
  1. Dr. Norko is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and Director of Forensic Services for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford, CT. A version of this paper was presented as the Presidential Address at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Denver, CO, 2017. Dr. Norko is involved in the editorial leadership of the Journal. However, he did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance. Dr. Norko acknowledges the support of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
  1. Address correspondence to: michael.norko{at}yale.edu.

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