EDITORIALS
- - A Call to Evaluate Our Forensic Treatments
    Katherine Michaelsen and Tobias Wasser
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 2-5;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250091-25
  - Forensic Violations and Therapeutic Shortcomings in the Use of AI Chatbots for Therapy
    Davis McCoy Chambers
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 6-11;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250073-25
  - Homelessness, Grave Disability, and Mental Health Legislation
    Olalekan Olaolu, Vikram Kumar and Chinmoy Gulrajani
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 12-20;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250092-25
BIOGRAPHIES
- - Philip J. Candilis, MD: The Quiet Revolutionary
    Jonathan J. Weiner
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 21-25;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260010-26
  - Dr. Larry Faulkner: Enduring Effort from Northwest Forests to Chicago Lights
    George A. Keepers
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 26-30;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250104-25
President’s Address
- - Recognizing the Existence of Quack Experts in Forensic Psychiatry and Exploring Hard Truths
    Ryan Wagoner
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 31-38;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250107-25
Regular Articles
- - Medicolegal Considerations in the Psychiatric Management of Pregnancy and Postpartum Disorders
    Allison R. Horan, Dale E. McNiel and Renée L. Binder
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 39-48;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250105-25
  - Threats to Objectivity in Risk Assessment for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder
    Mary Elizabeth Wood, Sean E. Evans and Jaime L. Anderson
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 49-58;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250103-25
  - A Systematic Review of the Predictive Validity of the VRAG-R
    Vivian Au, Aariz Naeem, Paul Benassi, Sarah Bonato and Roland M. Jones
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 59-70;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260001-26
Analysis & Commentary
- - The Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies the Interpretation of the Insanity Defense in R v. Bharwani
    Dennis Curry and Jason Quinn
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 71-80;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.2600015-26
  - Recent Political and Research Appraisals of the Psychiatric Security Review Board Model
    Katherine Michaelsen, Chandrika Shankar and Michael A. Norko
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 81-93;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260006-26
Legal Digest
- - Appellate Review of Competence to Stand Trial
    Graham Ellis and Ashley H. VanDercar
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 94-96;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250084-25
  - Mental Illness, Capital Punishment, and the Limits of Ford and Panetti
    Nora C. Douglas and Neil B. Bruce
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 96-97;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250084L1-25
  - Veterans Court Review Process for Disability Benefits Clarified
    Chandler Hicks and Cathleen Cerny-Suelzer
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 97-100;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250084L2-25
  - Waiver of Statutory Right to Competency Hearing
    Gurtej Gill and Tetyana Bodnar
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 100-101;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250084L3-25
  - Qualified Immunity Protections for Mental Health Providers
    Alice Fok and Nicole Brooks
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 101-103;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260002-26
  - Providing Gender-Affirming Care to Minors
    Tiffany Benjamin and James Armontrout
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 103-105;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260002L1-25
  - Mental Illness and Persecution in Immigration Proceedings
    Kieu-Yen Luu and Talene Keshishian
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 105-107;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260003-26
  - Evidentiary Standards for Challenging Competency to Stand Trial
    William Provosty and Timothy Botello
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 107-109;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260003L1-25
  - Surrogate Testimony and the Sixth Amendment
    Michael Dodge and Kameron Bechler
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 109-111;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260003L2-25
  - Constitutionality of Compelled Suicide Prevention Speech
    Clare Cameron and Traci Cipriano
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 111-113;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260004-26
  - Delusions and Competence to Be Executed
    Erin J. Reed and Charles Dike
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 113-115;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260004L1-26
  - Limits on Expert Testimony in Insanity Defense Trial
    Ronald Weir and Simha Ravven
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 115-117;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260004L2-26
  - Temporal Standards in Police Use-of-Force Analysis
    Stephen Wemakor and Catherine Burke
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 117-120;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260004L3-26
  - Solicitation of Improbable Violent Crimes and Self-Representation at Trial
    Terence L. Howard and Tobias Wasser
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 120-122;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260004L4-26
  - Conditional Release Requirements for Sexually Dangerous Persons
    Crystal Obiozor and Madelon Baranoski
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 122-124;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260004L5-26
  - Definition of Mental Disorder
    Linda Chou and Michael Ronald MacIntyre
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 124-125;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260007-26
  - Diagnostic Uncertainty in Involuntary Commitment
    Nicholas M. White and Praveen R. Kambam
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 125-127;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260007L1-25
  - Warrantless Entry in Mental Health Emergency
    Preston Igwe and William Connor Darby
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 127-129;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260007L2-25
Books and Media
- - A Review of Two Netflix Menendez Brothers 2024 Portrayals
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 130-132;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260008-26
Acknowledgements
- - Our Thanks to Reviewers
    Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2026, 54 (1) 133;
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260011-26

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