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PTSD and Trauma as Mitigating Factors in Sentencing in Capital Cases

Lee Hiromoto, Case Keltner, William Frizzell, Joseph Chien and Landy Sparr
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2022, 50 (1) 22-33; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210052-21
Lee Hiromoto
Dr. Hiromoto is Resident Physician, Dr. Chien is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Sparr is Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Mr. Keltner is Medical Student, School of Medicine, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Dr. Frizzell is Staff Psychiatrist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID.
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Case Keltner
Dr. Hiromoto is Resident Physician, Dr. Chien is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Sparr is Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Mr. Keltner is Medical Student, School of Medicine, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Dr. Frizzell is Staff Psychiatrist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID.
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William Frizzell
Dr. Hiromoto is Resident Physician, Dr. Chien is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Sparr is Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Mr. Keltner is Medical Student, School of Medicine, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Dr. Frizzell is Staff Psychiatrist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID.
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Joseph Chien
Dr. Hiromoto is Resident Physician, Dr. Chien is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Sparr is Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Mr. Keltner is Medical Student, School of Medicine, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Dr. Frizzell is Staff Psychiatrist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID.
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Landy Sparr
Dr. Hiromoto is Resident Physician, Dr. Chien is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Sparr is Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Mr. Keltner is Medical Student, School of Medicine, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Dr. Frizzell is Staff Psychiatrist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID.
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vol. 50 no. 1 22-33
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210052-21
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34789502

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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 February 26, 2022.

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  1. Lee Hiromoto, MD, JD,
  2. Case Keltner, BA, MPH,
  3. William Frizzell, MD,
  4. Joseph Chien, DO and
  5. Landy Sparr, MD
  1. Dr. Hiromoto is Resident Physician, Dr. Chien is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Sparr is Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Mr. Keltner is Medical Student, School of Medicine, OR Health & Science University, Portland, OR. Dr. Frizzell is Staff Psychiatrist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID.
  1. Address correspondence to: William Frizzell, MD. E-mail: william.frizzell4{at}va.gov.

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Lee Hiromoto, Case Keltner, William Frizzell, Joseph Chien, Landy Sparr
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Mar 2022, 50 (1) 22-33; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.210052-21

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