Alexander Westphal, MD, PhD

Associate Professor Adjunct

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Psychiatry

Primary

Contact Info

alexander.westphal@yale.edu

203.936.8786

Division of Law and Psychiatry

34 Park St

New Haven, CT 06519

United States

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Associate Professor Adjunct

Biography

Last Updated on January 07, 2025.

Appointments

Psychiatry
Associate Professor Adjunct
Primary
Psychiatry

Education & Training

PhD: Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Investigative Medicine (2013)

Fellow, Forensic Psychiatry: Yale School of Medicine (2013)

Fellow, Child Psychiatry: Yale School of Medicine (2011)

Resident, Adult Psychiatry: Yale School of Medicine (2010)

MD: Brown University (2005)

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Yale Co-Authors

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Fred Volkmar, MD
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Rachel Loftin
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Sherry McKee, PhD
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Abha Gupta, MD, PhD
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Adife Gulhan Ercan-Sencicek, MSc, MS, PhD
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Brent Vander Wyk, PhD
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Publications

2024

5.66 Personal and Contextual Factors Influencing Engagement in Extreme Ideologies Among Autistic Individuals: Clinician and Family Perspectives
Wijekoon S, Robison J, Welch C, Westphal A, Loftin R, Perry B, Rombos V, Picciolini C, Jachyra P, Baron-Cohen S, Penner M. 5.66 Personal and Contextual Factors Influencing Engagement in Extreme Ideologies Among Autistic Individuals: Clinician and Family Perspectives. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s277. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.08.387.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Concepts
Neurodivergence and the Rabbit Hole of Extremism: Uncovering Lived Experience
Wijekoon S, Robison J, Welch C, Westphal A, Loftin R, Perry B, Rombos V, Picciolini C, Bosy C, Senman L, Jachyra P, Baron-Cohen S, Penner M. Neurodivergence and the Rabbit Hole of Extremism: Uncovering Lived Experience. Autism In Adulthood 2024 DOI: 10.1089/aut.2023.0192.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Violence Risk Assessment
Westphal A. Violence Risk Assessment. 2024, 177-187. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52589-6_14.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Concepts

2023

Editorial: Training in Autism Among First Responders
Woodbury-Smith M, Westphal A, Loftin R. Editorial: Training in Autism Among First Responders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2023, 54: 1233-1234. PMID: 36626006, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05855-x.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2022

Neurodevelopmental Conditions and the NGRI Defense.
Westphal ARN. Neurodevelopmental Conditions and the NGRI Defense. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2022 PMID: 36007943, DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.220049-22.
Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
Understanding the Use of the Term “Weaponized Autism” in An Alt-Right Social Media Platform
Welch C, Senman L, Loftin R, Picciolini C, Robison J, Westphal A, Perry B, Nguyen J, Jachyra P, Stevenson S, Aggarwal J, Wijekoon S, Baron-Cohen S, Penner M. Understanding the Use of the Term “Weaponized Autism” in An Alt-Right Social Media Platform. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2022, 53: 4035-4046. PMID: 35947316, PMCID: PMC10499683, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05701-0.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
MeSH Keywords
Vulnerability to Ideologically-Motivated Violence Among Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Woodbury-Smith MR, Loftin R, Westphal A, Volkmar FR. Vulnerability to Ideologically-Motivated Violence Among Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 13: 873121. PMID: 35401260, PMCID: PMC8990964, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.873121.
Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
Concepts

2021

Violence Risk Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Westphal A, Loftin R. Violence Risk Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 2021, 453-469. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70913-6_22.
Chapters
Concepts
Midbrain
Westphal A. Midbrain. 2021, 2898-2899. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_568.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Westphal A, Farmer M. Metachromatic Leukodystrophy. 2021, 2881-2884. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1516.
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alexander.westphal@yale.edu

Academic Office Number

203.936.8786

Office Fax Number

888.342.1837

Mailing Address

Division of Law and Psychiatry

34 Park St

New Haven, CT 06519

United States

Appointments

Contact Info

Titles

Biography

Appointments

Psychiatry

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Education & Training

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Fred Volkmar, MD

Rachel Loftin

Sherry McKee, PhD

Abha Gupta, MD, PhD

Adife Gulhan Ercan-Sencicek, MSc, MS, PhD

Brent Vander Wyk, PhD

Publications

2024

2023

2022

2021

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