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A Review of the Role of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Criminal Court
Alexandra L. Aaronson, Sean D. Bordelon, S. Jan Brakel and Helen Morrison
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online November 2020, JAAPL.200054-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200054-20
Alexandra L. Aaronson
Dr. Aaronson is Research Psychiatrist, Mental Health Service Line, Edward J. Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Bordelon is Psychiatrist, National Telemental Health Hub, Continental Region, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT, and Adjunct Faculty, Forensic Psychiatry Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Mr. Brakel is Lecturer in Law, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Morrison is Associate Professor, Forensic Psychiatry Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, and Nationally Certified Examiner for Compensation and Pension, Jesse Brown VA Hospital, Chicago, IL.
MDSean D. Bordelon
Dr. Aaronson is Research Psychiatrist, Mental Health Service Line, Edward J. Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Bordelon is Psychiatrist, National Telemental Health Hub, Continental Region, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT, and Adjunct Faculty, Forensic Psychiatry Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Mr. Brakel is Lecturer in Law, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Morrison is Associate Professor, Forensic Psychiatry Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, and Nationally Certified Examiner for Compensation and Pension, Jesse Brown VA Hospital, Chicago, IL.
MDS. Jan Brakel
Dr. Aaronson is Research Psychiatrist, Mental Health Service Line, Edward J. Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Bordelon is Psychiatrist, National Telemental Health Hub, Continental Region, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT, and Adjunct Faculty, Forensic Psychiatry Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Mr. Brakel is Lecturer in Law, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Morrison is Associate Professor, Forensic Psychiatry Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, and Nationally Certified Examiner for Compensation and Pension, Jesse Brown VA Hospital, Chicago, IL.
JDHelen Morrison
Dr. Aaronson is Research Psychiatrist, Mental Health Service Line, Edward J. Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Bordelon is Psychiatrist, National Telemental Health Hub, Continental Region, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT, and Adjunct Faculty, Forensic Psychiatry Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Mr. Brakel is Lecturer in Law, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Dr. Morrison is Associate Professor, Forensic Psychiatry Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, and Nationally Certified Examiner for Compensation and Pension, Jesse Brown VA Hospital, Chicago, IL.
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A Review of the Role of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Criminal Court
Alexandra L. Aaronson, Sean D. Bordelon, S. Jan Brakel, Helen Morrison
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Nov 2020, JAAPL.200054-20; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.200054-20