Investigators
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Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D. Co-Director, Ethics and Policy Core Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Division of Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry |
EDUCATION
| Columbia University, New York, NY | A.B. | 1972 | Biology |
| Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA | M.D. | 1976 | Medicine |
| Massachusetts Mental Health Center, MA | Resident | 1977-80 | Psychiatry |
| Harvard Law School, Boston, MA | Special Student | 1979-80 | Law |
| University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | Special Student | 1983-84 | Public Health |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1977-1980 | Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA | |
| 1980-1984 | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Law, Pittsburgh, PA |
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| 1984 | Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Law, University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and Law, Pittsburgh, PA |
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| 1984 | Director, Law and Psychiatry Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 1984-1985 | Director, Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA | |
| 1985 | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA | |
| 1985-2005 | A.F. Zeleznik Professor of Psychiatry, Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA | |
| 1985-2005 | Director, Program in Psychiatry and Law, Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA | |
| 1988-1989 | Visiting Interdisciplinary Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC | |
| 1992-2005 | Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester,MA | |
| 1996-97 | Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA | |
| 2006-present | Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine and Law, and Director, Division of Psychiatry, Law and Ethics, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1983 | Manfred S. Guttmacher Award of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) for the outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry (awarded for Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry and the Law) | |
| 1990 | Isaac Ray Award of the American Psychiatric Association for outstanding contributions to forensic psychiatry and the psychiatric aspects of jurisprudence | |
| 1993 | Saleem Shah Memorial Award of the State Mental Health Forensic Directors Association for contributions to forensic mental health services | |
| 1996 | Manfred S. Guttmacher Award of APA and AAPL for outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry (awarded for Almost A Revolution: Mental Health Law and the Limits of Change) | |
| 1997 | Edward J. Strecker, M.D., Award of the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital and Jefferson Medical College for outstanding contributions in the field of clinical psychiatry. | |
| 2000 | Manfred S. Guttmacher Award of APA and AAPL for the outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry (awarded for Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals) | |
| 2000 | Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences | |
| 2001 | C. Charles Burlingame Award of the Institute of Living for major contributions to the field of psychiatry | |
| 2001 | Seymour Pollack Award of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law for distinguished contributions to the field of forensic psychiatry | |
| 2002 | Manfred S. Guttmacher Award of APA and AAPL for the outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry (awarded for Rethinking Risk Assessment: The MacArthur Study of Mental Disorder and Violence) | |
| 2002 | Phillippe Pinel Award of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health for outstanding contributions to scholarship, pedagogy, and leadership in the field of law and mental health |
Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D.
Co-Director, Ethics and Policy Core
Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Division of Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
Tel: 212-543-4184
appelba@
pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
Contact
Co-Director, Ethics and Policy Core
Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Division of Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
Tel: 212-543-4184
appelba@
pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
Contact
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