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Linking Mental Disorder and Risk in Sexually Violent Person Assessments

Linda E. Weinberger, Shoba Sreenivasan, Allen Azizian and Thomas Garrick
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2018, 46 (1) 63-70;
Linda E. Weinberger
Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita and Dr. Sreenivasan is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is also with Forensic Outreach Services, and Dr. Garrick is Chief of General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, and Senior Psychologist, Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Garrick, is Professor of Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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Shoba Sreenivasan
Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita and Dr. Sreenivasan is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is also with Forensic Outreach Services, and Dr. Garrick is Chief of General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, and Senior Psychologist, Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Garrick, is Professor of Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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Allen Azizian
Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita and Dr. Sreenivasan is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is also with Forensic Outreach Services, and Dr. Garrick is Chief of General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, and Senior Psychologist, Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Garrick, is Professor of Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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Thomas Garrick
Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita and Dr. Sreenivasan is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is also with Forensic Outreach Services, and Dr. Garrick is Chief of General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, and Senior Psychologist, Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Garrick, is Professor of Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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vol. 46 no. 1 63-70
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29618537

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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. Linda E. Weinberger, PhD,
  2. Shoba Sreenivasan, PhD,
  3. Allen Azizian, PhD and
  4. Thomas Garrick, MD
  1. Dr. Weinberger is Professor Emerita and Dr. Sreenivasan is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is also with Forensic Outreach Services, and Dr. Garrick is Chief of General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Azizian is Assistant Professor of Criminology, California State University, Fresno, and Senior Psychologist, Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Garrick, is Professor of Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
  1. Address correspondence to: Linda E. Weinberger, PhD, Chief Psychologist, USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Science, P.O. Box 86125, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0125. E-mail: leweinbe{at}usc.edu.

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