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Characteristics of Older Defendants Referred for Forensic Evaluations

Susan Hatters Friedman, Boaz Competente, Jeremy Skipworth and Richard Worrall
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2022, 50 (3) 405-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210102-21
Susan Hatters Friedman
Dr. Friedman is the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, and Honorary Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Competente is a House Officer, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Skipworth is Consultant Psychiatrist, Mason Clinic Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Worrall is Consultant Psychiatrist, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Academic at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Boaz Competente
Dr. Friedman is the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, and Honorary Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Competente is a House Officer, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Skipworth is Consultant Psychiatrist, Mason Clinic Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Worrall is Consultant Psychiatrist, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Academic at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Jeremy Skipworth
Dr. Friedman is the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, and Honorary Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Competente is a House Officer, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Skipworth is Consultant Psychiatrist, Mason Clinic Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Worrall is Consultant Psychiatrist, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Academic at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Richard Worrall
Dr. Friedman is the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, and Honorary Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Competente is a House Officer, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Skipworth is Consultant Psychiatrist, Mason Clinic Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Worrall is Consultant Psychiatrist, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Academic at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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vol. 50 no. 3 405-415
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210102-21
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35760445

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1093-6793
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  • Published online September 2, 2022.

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  1. Susan Hatters Friedman, MD,
  2. Boaz Competente, MBChB,
  3. Jeremy Skipworth, MBChB, PhD and
  4. Richard Worrall, MBChB
  1. Dr. Friedman is the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, and Honorary Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Competente is a House Officer, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Skipworth is Consultant Psychiatrist, Mason Clinic Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Worrall is Consultant Psychiatrist, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, and Honorary Academic at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  1. Address correspondence to: Susan Hatters Friedman, MD. E-mail: sjh8{at}case.edu.

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