RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A History of Subspecialization in Forensic Psychiatry
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 195
OP 203
VO 23
IS 2
A1 Stanley E. Prentice
YR 1995
UL http://jaapl.org/content/23/2/195.abstract
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.