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Violent Video Games in Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals

Tobias D. Wasser, Rocksheng Zhong, Jeffrey Mufson, Ayala Danzig, Livja Koka and Reena Kapoor
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2020, 48 (4) 521-529; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200004-20
Tobias D. Wasser
Dr. Wasser is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Zhong is Lecturer in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mufson and Dr. Danzig are Psychiatry Residents, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Ms. Koka is Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Kapoor is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and Chief of Forensic Services, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut.
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Rocksheng Zhong
Dr. Wasser is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Zhong is Lecturer in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mufson and Dr. Danzig are Psychiatry Residents, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Ms. Koka is Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Kapoor is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and Chief of Forensic Services, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut.
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Jeffrey Mufson
Dr. Wasser is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Zhong is Lecturer in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mufson and Dr. Danzig are Psychiatry Residents, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Ms. Koka is Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Kapoor is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and Chief of Forensic Services, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut.
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Ayala Danzig
Dr. Wasser is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Zhong is Lecturer in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mufson and Dr. Danzig are Psychiatry Residents, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Ms. Koka is Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Kapoor is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and Chief of Forensic Services, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut.
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Livja Koka
Dr. Wasser is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Zhong is Lecturer in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mufson and Dr. Danzig are Psychiatry Residents, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Ms. Koka is Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Kapoor is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and Chief of Forensic Services, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut.
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Reena Kapoor
Dr. Wasser is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Zhong is Lecturer in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mufson and Dr. Danzig are Psychiatry Residents, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Ms. Koka is Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Kapoor is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and Chief of Forensic Services, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut.
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vol. 48 no. 4 521-529
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200004-20
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32675329

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  • Published online December 23, 2020.

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  1. Tobias D. Wasser, MD,
  2. Rocksheng Zhong, MD,
  3. Jeffrey Mufson, MD,
  4. Ayala Danzig, MD,
  5. Livja Koka and
  6. Reena Kapoor, MD
  1. Dr. Wasser is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Zhong is Lecturer in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mufson and Dr. Danzig are Psychiatry Residents, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Ms. Koka is Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Kapoor is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and Chief of Forensic Services, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Middletown, Connecticut.
  1. Address correspondence to: Tobias D. Wasser, MD, 70 O'Brien Drive, Middletown, CT 06457. E-mail: tobias.wasser{at}yale.edu.

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