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Immigration Judges’ Perceptionsof Telephonic and In-Person Forensic Mental Health Evaluations
Aliza S. Green, Samuel G. Ruchman, Beselot Birhanu, Stephanie Wu, Craig L. Katz, Elizabeth K. Singer and Kim A. Baranowski
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2022, 50 (2) 240-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210075-21
Aliza S. Green
Dr. Green is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Ruchman is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Ms. Birhanu and Ms. Wu are third-year medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health and Faculty Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program’s Remote Evaluation Network, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Singer is Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Baranowski is Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Faculty Director of Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
MDSamuel G. Ruchman
Dr. Green is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Ruchman is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Ms. Birhanu and Ms. Wu are third-year medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health and Faculty Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program’s Remote Evaluation Network, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Singer is Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Baranowski is Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Faculty Director of Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
MDBeselot Birhanu
Dr. Green is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Ruchman is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Ms. Birhanu and Ms. Wu are third-year medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health and Faculty Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program’s Remote Evaluation Network, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Singer is Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Baranowski is Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Faculty Director of Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
BAStephanie Wu
Dr. Green is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Ruchman is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Ms. Birhanu and Ms. Wu are third-year medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health and Faculty Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program’s Remote Evaluation Network, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Singer is Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Baranowski is Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Faculty Director of Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
BACraig L. Katz
Dr. Green is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Ruchman is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Ms. Birhanu and Ms. Wu are third-year medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health and Faculty Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program’s Remote Evaluation Network, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Singer is Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Baranowski is Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Faculty Director of Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
MDElizabeth K. Singer
Dr. Green is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Ruchman is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Ms. Birhanu and Ms. Wu are third-year medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health and Faculty Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program’s Remote Evaluation Network, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Singer is Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Baranowski is Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Faculty Director of Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
MD, MPHKim A. Baranowski
Dr. Green is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Ruchman is a first-year resident in the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Ms. Birhanu and Ms. Wu are third-year medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health and Faculty Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program’s Remote Evaluation Network, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Singer is Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Associate Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Baranowski is Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and Faculty Director of Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
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Domain and Category No. of Participants General preferences for affidavits Format affidavits for easy readability 9 Provide evidence to support conclusions 9 Include malingering assessment 8 Avoid advocacy and legal language 8 Detail evaluator qualifications 7 Provide therapeutic recommendations 5 Describe interview conditions 4 Roles of affidavits Provide evidence 8 Explain manifestations of trauma 8 Exist in unfair legal system 7 Streamline court proceedings 5 Appraisal of sample affidavits Viewed both affidavits positively 9 Rated in-person affidavit as stronger 8 Attitudes toward telephonic evaluations Concern about limitations of modality 9 Better than no evaluation 9 Unfamiliar with modality 6 Judge’s background informs attitudes 6 Recommendations for telephonic evaluations Disclose modality and explain rationale 9 Describe strategies to overcome limitations 8
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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
Vol. 50, Issue 2
1 Jun 2022
Immigration Judges’ Perceptionsof Telephonic and In-Person Forensic Mental Health Evaluations
Aliza S. Green, Samuel G. Ruchman, Beselot Birhanu, Stephanie Wu, Craig L. Katz, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2022, 50 (2) 240-251; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.210075-21
Immigration Judges’ Perceptionsof Telephonic and In-Person Forensic Mental Health Evaluations
Aliza S. Green, Samuel G. Ruchman, Beselot Birhanu, Stephanie Wu, Craig L. Katz, Elizabeth K. Singer, Kim A. Baranowski
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2022, 50 (2) 240-251; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.210075-21