2022
Characteristics of Assaultive Patients Whom Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Report to Law Enforcement
Chaffkin J, Barnes TA, Avila Quintero VJ, Flores JM, Lin E, Wasser T. Characteristics of Assaultive Patients Whom Inpatient Psychiatric Staff Report to Law Enforcement. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 768-773. PMID: 35172591, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitPsychiatric unitChronic mental illnessDegree of injuryClinical factorsRegression modelsCertain patientsCriminal justice involvementPsychotic symptomsAssaultive patientsPatient assaultsPatient encountersMental illnessPatientsHospital systemLarger quantitative studyPredictive variablesStaff reportsJustice involvementDescriptive statisticsStaffStaff decisionsMedicationsAdmissionInjury
2021
Community Reintegration During COVID-19 for Patients in Long-Term Inpatient and Residential Psychiatric Settings
Calhoun A, Zhong R, Wasser T. Community Reintegration During COVID-19 for Patients in Long-Term Inpatient and Residential Psychiatric Settings. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 1354-1357. PMID: 34074144, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000787.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
The Benefits of Required Forensic Clinical Experiences in Residency
Wasser T, Sun A, Chandra S, Michaelsen K. The Benefits of Required Forensic Clinical Experiences in Residency. Academic Psychiatry 2018, 43: 76-81. PMID: 29858772, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-018-0941-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForensic fellowshipCriminal justice systemForensic psychiatry trainingJustice-involved patientsJustice systemBody of literatureUnique circumstancesForensic psychiatryForensic populationsForensic educationConsultative resourcesForensic issuesResidentsEducationGeneral psychiatry residencyExperienceIndividual programsResourcesInterestAvailable resourcesCouncilMental illnessClinical experience