An Analysis of Sanctions and Respective Psychiatric Diagnoses in Veterans' Court

R Scott Johnson1, David P Graham2, Kristi Sikes2

  • 1Drs. Johnson and Sikes are Residents, Dr. Graham is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Stolar is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Dr. Nelsen is the Psychiatrist of Forensic Programs, Minnesota Security Hospital, St. Peter, MN. Dr. Stolar is also Medical Director, Veterans' Court Treatment Program, Houston, TX. All (except Dr. Nelsen) are affiliated with the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Mental Health Care Line and the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. In addition, Dr. Graham is affiliated with Neurorehabilitation: Neurons to Networks Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the South Central Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs, Houston, TX. A preliminary poster of this material was presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 25-28, 2012, as well as the March, 2013 Midwest AAPL annual conference in Columbus, OH. rscottjohnson3@gmail.com.

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