PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Stanley E. Prentice
TI  - A History of Subspecialization in Forensic Psychiatry
DP  - 1995 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 195--203
VI  - 23
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/23/2/195.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/23/2/195.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1995 Jun 01; 23
AB  - Forensic psychiatry became officially recognized as a subspecialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties on September 17, 1992, under the designation of “Added Qualification in Forensic Psychiatry.” The historical roots wind through extended time in the complicated interplay of psychiatry and the law. A recognized need for special education, training, and experience, with the assurance of competence, became clearly defined in the mid-20th century. This was brought into perspective in a joint effort by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. At the present time there are 38 fellowship programs with approximately 50 positions available. Within a short time (two to three years), fellowship experience will be a requirement to sit for the examination.