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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, JAAPL.260006-26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260006-26
Katherine Michaelsen
Dr. Michaelsen is an assistant professor, Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Dr. Shankar is an associate professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Dr. Norko is Professor Emeritus, Division of Law and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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Chandrika Shankar
Dr. Michaelsen is an assistant professor, Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Dr. Shankar is an associate professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Dr. Norko is Professor Emeritus, Division of Law and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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Michael A. Norko
Dr. Michaelsen is an assistant professor, Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Dr. Shankar is an associate professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Dr. Norko is Professor Emeritus, Division of Law and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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JAAPL.260006-26
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.260006-26
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41771693

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  • Published online March 2, 2026.

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  1. Katherine Michaelsen, MD, MASc,
  2. Chandrika Shankar, MD and
  3. Michael A. Norko, MD, MAR
  1. Dr. Michaelsen is an assistant professor, Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Dr. Shankar is an associate professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Dr. Norko is Professor Emeritus, Division of Law and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
  1. Address correspondence to: Katherine Michaelsen, MD, MASc. E-mail: michaelk{at}uw.edu.

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