Table of Contents
June 01, 2026; Volume 54, Issue 2-
EDITORIALS
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Plea Bargaining Participation and Competency Evaluation Considerations
Kathryn Baselice, Daniel Mundy and Abhishek Jain- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 136-140;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260034-26
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Pregnancy Criminalization in the United States
Jacqueline Landess and Aimee Kaempf- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 141-146;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260035-26
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The Case for Selective Inclusion of Incriminating Statements in Competency Reports
Mendel J. Feldsher and Amy L. McKelvey- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 147-152;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260046-26
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BIOGRAPHY
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William “Bill” H. Reid, MD: Always Have a Project
Ryan C.W. Hall- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 153-155;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.2600027-26
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Regular Article
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Options for the Forensic Mental Health Evaluator When Retaining Counsel Is Impaired
Stanley L. Brodsky, C. Adam Coffey, Eric Y. Drogin and Thomas Gutheil- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 156-164;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260033-26
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A Pilot Curriculum for Teaching Social Justice in Forensic Psychiatry Fellowships
Catherine Burke, Reena Kapoor, Charles Dike, Paul Bryant, Susan Parke and Maya Prabhu- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 165-174;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260012-26
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Legal and Forensic Perspectives on Civil Litigation Capacity
Priya Rose Khalsa and Graham Glancy- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 175-182;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260032-26
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Examining Contributors to Burnout and Well-Being in U.S. Forensic Psychiatrists
Treena Wilkie, Roland M. Jones, Margaret Maheandiran, Lisa Ramshaw and Sumeeta Chatterjee- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 183-194;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260014-26
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Forensic Policy Considerations of Childhood Lead Toxicity
Richard Zhang and Marta Herger- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 195-201;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260013-26
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Change in Severity of Mental Disorder for Individuals in Custody in Short-Term Segregation
Roland M. Jones, Margaret Maheandiran, Marcos Sanches, Stephanie Penney and Alexander I. F. Simpson- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 202-212;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260045-26
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Analysis & Commentary
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The Pendulum Swings from Deinstitutionalization to Expanded Civil Commitment
Ariana Nesbit Huselid, Armaan Zaré, Joshua Griffiths and Kayla Fisher- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 213-223;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260024-26
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Misclassifying Ego-Syntonic Violence as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Tiffany Tryniszewski- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 224-231;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260036-26
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Practice Resource
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The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Practice Resource for Managing Violence in State Hospitals with Forensic Patients
Kayla L. Fisher and Charles C. Dike- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 232-234;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260026-26
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Legal Digest
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Continued Commitment, Equal Protection, and Dangerousness of Insanity Acquittees
David Martin, Caitlin Carter and Jacqueline Landess- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 235-237;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260038-26
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Weighing Factors for Juvenile Sentence Reduction
Kirklan Kathe, Susan Rushing and John Northrop- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 237-239;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260039-26
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Prolonged Institutionalization of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Morgan L. Garner and Kaustubh G. Joshi- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 239-241;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260040-26
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Civil Commitment at the End of a Federal Prison Sentence
Kaitlyn M. Gronauer and Kaustubh G. Joshi- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 241-243;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260040L1-26
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Deliberate Indifference to Serious Psychiatric Needs in a Correctional Setting
Neil Harjai and Robert L Weisman- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 243-245;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260041-26
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Cognitive Impairment and Credibility of an Expert Witness
Fatima Rumesa, J. Richard Ciccone and Jerid Fisher- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 246-248;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260041L1-26
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Expert Testimony in Workers’ Compensation Court
Zachery Loud and Chinmoy Gulrajani- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 248-250;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260042-26
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Protections Under the Convention Against Torture in Immigration Removal Proceedings
Wesley Lewis, Maria de Guadalupe J. Ayasta and Brianna Engelson- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 250-252;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260042L1-26
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Mens Rea in the Absence of an Insanity Defense
Magen Hauser, Elizabeth Egbert and Jacob X. Chavez- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 252-254;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260043-26
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Retrospective Analysis of Competency
Emma Fowler, Brie Pileggi and Natasha Auer- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 254-256;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260043L1-26
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Adjudication of Competency-Based Stays to Halt Prosecution
Andrew Sudler and John Chamberlain- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 256-258;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260044-26
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Firearm Prohibition Following Civil Commitment
Mark Luskus and John Chamberlain- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 258-260;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260044L1-26
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Books and Media
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Society, Science, and Problem-Solving Courts
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 261-262;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260047-26
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Perceptions of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Criminal Justice System
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 262-264;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260048-26
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No Other Choice (2025)
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 264-265;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260049-26
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Letter to Editor
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Letter
Mary E. Nance and Baton Rouge- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 266;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260025-26
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In Reply
Jason Quinn, Kiran Patel and Shaheen A. Darani- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2026, 54 (2) 267;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260037-26
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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

