Table of Contents
September 01, 2026; Volume 54, Issue 3-
Legal Digest
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Detention Bridging Dismissal and Dangerousness Certifications
Anthony M. Ralston, Johnathan M. Heller, Trevor K. Wisniewski, Johnathan M. Heller, Dustin Lowery and Johnathan M. Heller- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 000;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260087-26
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Excessive Use of Force Claim Against a Police Officer by a Psychiatric Inpatient
Kayla R. Wingfield, J. Christopher Buckley and Shelby Montgomery Buckley- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 352-354;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260085-26
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Failure to Demonstrate an Intentional and Knowing Waiver of Rights in Civil Commitment Proceedings
Meagan S. Tinsley, J. Christopher Buckley and Shelby Montgomery Buckley- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 354-356;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260085L1-26
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Mental Illness and Mental Health Records as Trial Evidence
Stephanie Goodwin and Ashley Murray- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 356-358;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260086-26
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Firearm Prohibitions for People Who Use Drugs
Kristin Lynch, Nathan Frommer and Danielle Rynczak- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 358-360;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260086L1-26
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Substance Use, Dangerousness, and the Second Amendment
Leila N. Wallach and Andrea Dinsmore- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 360-362;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260086L2-26
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Forensic Rigor in the Right to Competency Reevaluation
Ethan Doyle Hinds III, Jennifer N. Oruebor, Andrew Contreras and Clayton Allison- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 362-363;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260088-26
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Interpretation of New Evidence in the Case of the Death Penalty
Ali-Noor Jessani, Temitope Adedolapo, Julia Chavez and Juan Sosa- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 363-365;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260088L1-26
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Competency to Stand Trial Does Not Require Decisional Competency
Arianna Sewell, Pavithra Wickramage and Patrick Butler- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 365-368;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260088L2-26
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Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of Solitary Confinement
Jennifer Darnell and Joseph Chien- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 368-370;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260089-26
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Fourth Amendment Reasonableness and Expert Testimony in Police Encounters
Alaa Abouelnasr and Karl E. Mobbs- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 370-372;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260089L1-26
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EDITORIALS
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The Question of Caring for Incarcerated Patients
Nathaniel P. Morris- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 270-274;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260051-26
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Future Directions in the Evaluation of Forensic Cases Involving Artificial Intelligence “Chatbots”
Joseph R. Simpson and Joseph M. Pierre- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 275-281;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260081-26
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perspective
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Rethinking “Objectivity” for 21st Century Forensic Psychiatry
Jacob M. Appel- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 282-289;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260031-26
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Taking the Side of Objectivity
Anthony Tamburello- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 290-293;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260063-26
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President’s Address
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An Epistemology for Forensic Psychiatry
Philip J. Candilis- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 294-301;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260082-26
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Regular Article
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National Survey of Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education Exposure to Correctional Psychiatry
Evan M. Vitiello and Theodore R. Zarzar- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 302-309;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260050-26
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Laws Governing the Care of People with Serious Mental Illness in Solitary Confinement
Stephanie Y. Wu- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 310-317;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260052-26
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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Family Interventions in Reducing Juvenile Recidivism
Kavitha K. Anandalingam, Carly L. Baetz, Emily C. Weinberger, Michael Zingman, Alison S. McCann and Sarah McCue Horwitz- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 318-329;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260083-26
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Analysis & Commentary
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Phenomenological, Diagnostic, and Forensic Aspects of Gangstalking and Targeted Individuals
Joseph M. Pierre, Andrew Lustig, Christine M. Sarteschi and Joseph R. Simpson- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 330-339;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260090-26
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A 20-Year Follow-Up on the Risky Enterprise of Evaluating Sexually Violent Persons
Lindsey D. Ryan-Jones, Richard Rogers, Mackenzie S. Baranski and Ayomide V. Ayoola- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 340-351;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260091-26
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Books and Media
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Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 373-374;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260094-26
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Oxford Casebook of Psychiatric Ethics
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 374-375;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260095-26
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Psychic Trauma on the Opera Stage
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 376-377;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260096-26
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Letter to the Editor
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Letter
Keng Chuan Soh, Enquan Cheow and Kim Huat Jason Lee- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 378;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260099-26
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Retraction Notice
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Retraction Notice
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 379;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260101-26
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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

