Table of Contents
June 01, 2025; Volume 53, Issue 2-
EDITORIALS
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Artificial Intelligence Use in Forensic Academic Writing Does Not Necessarily Compromise Integrity
Margarita Abi Zeid Daou- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 136-139;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250020-25
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Research Literacy Is Crucial in Training Forensic Psychiatrists
Susan Hatters Friedman- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 140-146;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250021-25
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Regular Articles
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A Pilot Analysis Investigating the Use of AI in Malingering
Scott A. Gershan, Esther Schoenfeld and Declan J. Grabb- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 147-156;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.240115-24
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AI-Assisted Deception and the Emerging Challenge of LLMs in Forensic Psychiatry
Jason G. Roof- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 157-159;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250022-25
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Predictors of Child and Parent Offender Removal in Incidents of Child Neglect in U.S. Army Families
Christin M. Ogle, Steven P. Nemcek, Jing Zhou and Stephen J. Cozza- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 160-171;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.240114-24
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A Forensic Science-Based Model for Identifying and Mitigating Forensic Mental Health Expert Biases
Melinda DiCiro and Shoba Sreenivasan- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 172-182;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250019-25
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Analysis and Commentary
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Toward Aspirational Forensic Mental Health Practice
Julie Goldenson, Stanley L. Brodsky and Terry Kukor- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 183-192;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.240123-24
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Determining the Goals Toward Which Forensic Mental Health Practice Should Aspire
Jacob M. Appel- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 193-197;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250016-25
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Legal Digest
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Prolonged Solitary Confinement and Mental Illness on Death Row
Jessica Watson, Kyle Ramey and Richard L. Frierson- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 198-200;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250023-25
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Firearm Regulations and Substance Use
Samantha L. Conde, Julia Ghering and Kaustubh G. Joshi- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 200-202;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250023L1-25
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Procedural Protections in Civil Commitment Proceedings
Dawn Sherman and Jacqueline Landess- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 202-204;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250024-25
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Equal Protection in Healthcare
Rishabh Phukan and Michelle Joy- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 204-206;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250025-25
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Restriction of Firearm Possession in the Post-Bruen Era
Leah Apple and John Northrop- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 206-208;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250025L1-25
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Solitary Confinement and the Eighth Amendment
Maite A. Cintron Pastrana, Neil Harjai, Robert L. Weisman and J. Richard Ciccone- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 208-211;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250026-25
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Court Authority Regarding Competency Remediation
Brianna Engelson, Maria de Guadalupe J. Ayasta and Matthew Kruse- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 211-213;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250027-25
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Permission to Testify Remotely
Monthe Kofos and Chinmoy Gulrajani- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 213-215;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250027L1-25
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Police Officer’s Use of Force on Person in Mental Health Crisis
Autumn Richards, Meagan McKenna and Brie Pileggi- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 215-217;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250028-25
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First Amendment and Conversations between Counselors and Clients
Mariah Madden, Elizabeth Egbert and Jacob X. Chavez- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 217-219;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250028L1-25
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Independent Expert Witness Testimony in Sexually Violent Predator Trials
Allison R. Horan and John R. Chamberlain- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 219-221;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250029-25
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Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment and Immigrant Protection from Removal
Edwin Joseph Klein and John R. Chamberlain- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 221-223;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250029L1-25
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Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
Lorenzo Capannolo and Jessica Arabski- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 224-225;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250030-25
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Books and Media
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Inside (2023 Film)
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 226-227;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250031-25
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Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 227-229;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250033-25
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A Forensic Analysis of the Netflix Film Hit Man
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2025, 53 (2) 229-230;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250032-25
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In this Issue
- Ethics in forensic psychiatry: a cultural response to Stone and Appelbaum
- A theory of ethics for forensic psychiatry
- AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial
- AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Assessment
- Commentary: Compassion at the Core of Forensic Ethics

