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Expanding Therapeutic Jurisprudence Across the Federal Judiciary

Benjamin A. Barsky, Heather Ellis Cucolo and Dominic A. Sisti
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online November 2020, JAAPL.200040-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200040-20
Benjamin A. Barsky
Mr. Barsky is a Ph.D. Student in Health Policy at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and Legal Research Fellow at the Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care, University of Pennsylvania, PA. Ms. Cucolo is Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, New York, NY. Dr. Sisti is Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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Heather Ellis Cucolo
Mr. Barsky is a Ph.D. Student in Health Policy at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and Legal Research Fellow at the Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care, University of Pennsylvania, PA. Ms. Cucolo is Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, New York, NY. Dr. Sisti is Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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Dominic A. Sisti
Mr. Barsky is a Ph.D. Student in Health Policy at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and Legal Research Fellow at the Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care, University of Pennsylvania, PA. Ms. Cucolo is Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, New York, NY. Dr. Sisti is Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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JAAPL.200040-20
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200040-20
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  • Published online November 24, 2020.

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  1. Benjamin A. Barsky, JD, MBE,
  2. Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD and
  3. Dominic A. Sisti, PhD
  1. Mr. Barsky is a Ph.D. Student in Health Policy at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and Legal Research Fellow at the Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care, University of Pennsylvania, PA. Ms. Cucolo is Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, New York, NY. Dr. Sisti is Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
  1. Address correspondence to: Benjamin A. Barsky, JD, MBE. E-mail: bbarsky{at}g.harvard.edu.

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