Tobias Wasser, MD
Associate Professor Adjunct of PsychiatryDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Psychiatry
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Clinical Associate Professor Adjunct of Law, Yale Law School
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Appointments
Psychiatry
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School of Law
Secondary
Additional Titles
Clinical Associate Professor Adjunct of Law, Yale Law School
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Appointments
Psychiatry
Primary
School of Law
Secondary
Additional Titles
Clinical Associate Professor Adjunct of Law, Yale Law School
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Associate Professor Adjunct of Psychiatry
Clinical Associate Professor Adjunct of Law, Yale Law School
Biography
Tobias Wasser, MD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Adjunct) in the Law and Psychiatry Division of the Yale School of Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor of Law (Adjunct) in the Yale Law School. Dr. Wasser is a clinician-educator whose scholarly work focuses on research, education, and leadership at the intersections of forensic and public-sector mental health systems. He currently serves as the Chair of Psychiatry at Quinnipiac University's Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health for Hartford Healthcare's Fairfield Region.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimarySchool of Law
Clinical Professor Adjunct of LawSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Program for Biomedical Ethics
- Psychiatry
- School of Law
Education & Training
- Public Psychiatry Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2016)
- Forensic Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2015)
- Resident
- Yale University School of Medicine (2014)
- MD
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2010)
- BA
- Wesleyan University, Psychology (2006)
Board Certifications
Forensic Psychiatry
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2015
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Tobias Wasser's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Tobias Wasser's research output by year.
Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS
Bentley Strockbine
Carmen Black, MD, MHS-Med Ed
Dale Sebastian, MBBS, MD
Jessica P Cerdena, PhD
Juan Gabriel Rodriguez Guzman, MD
25Publications
117Citations
Publications
2022
A Multi-Site Survey of General Psychiatry Residents' Forensic Training.
Wasser T, Chandra S, Chaffkin J, Michaelsen K. A Multi-Site Survey of General Psychiatry Residents' Forensic Training. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2022, 50: 231-239. PMID: 35264406, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.210065-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsCharacteristics 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitPsychiatric unitChronic mental illnessDegree of injuryClinical factorsRegression modelsCertain patientsCriminal justice involvementPsychotic symptomsAssaultive patientsPatient assaultsPatient encountersMental illnessPatientsHospital systemLarger quantitative studyPredictive variablesStaff reportsJustice involvementDescriptive statisticsStaffStaff decisionsMedicationsAdmissionInjuryAn Analysis of Risk-Assessment Driven Security Restraint Use during the Transport of Forensic Patients.
Wasser TD, Strockbine BA, Hauser LL, Mathew MA, Gay B, Smith HE, Dike CC. An Analysis of Risk-Assessment Driven Security Restraint Use during the Transport of Forensic Patients. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2022, 50: 74-83. PMID: 35042737, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.210050-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsForensic hospitalState forensic hospitalForensic hospital patientsForensic psychiatric patientsRisk assessment toolHospital patientsRestraint useHigh riskPsychiatric patientsHospital staffPatientsPatient advocatesPatient transportationSignificant riskForensic patientsHospital administratorsTool correlateHospitalRisk
2021
Workforce Development in Public Psychiatry: Impact of the Yale Fellowship
Steiner JL, Mathis WS, Sebastian DD, Wasser TD. Workforce Development in Public Psychiatry: Impact of the Yale Fellowship. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 46: 515-518. PMID: 34545549, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01534-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricCommunity 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 ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsRacial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity
Cerdeña I, Holloway T, Cerdeña JP, Wing A, Wasser T, Fortunati F, Rohrbaugh R, Li L. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 13-22. PMID: 33495966, PMCID: PMC9942699, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01397-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWhite patientsRace/ethnicityPrescriber profilesLatinx patientsEthnic differencesUnique patient encountersPrescription of antipsychoticsElectronic medical recordsAntidepressant prescriptionsAntipsychotic prescribingAntidepressant prescribingHigher diagnosisPrimary diagnosisMedical recordsDepression diagnosisMedication ordersClinical careLower oddsPatientsPsychotic disordersPatient encountersHealth disparitiesPrescribingConclusionsOur findingsEducation intervention
2020
A Literature Analysis of the Inventory of Legal Knowledge.
Danzer GS, Wasser TD. A Literature Analysis of the Inventory of Legal Knowledge. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2020, 49: 87-95. PMID: 33234539, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.200042-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsProcedural, Treatment, and Ethics Considerations of Behavioral Emergencies During Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Relaxed Seclusion Guidelines
Parker CB, Calhoun A, Wasser T, Carvalho V, Dike C. Procedural, Treatment, and Ethics Considerations of Behavioral Emergencies During Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Relaxed Seclusion Guidelines. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2020, 62: 155-156. PMID: 33162111, PMCID: PMC7550256, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2020.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Management of COVID-19 in Forensic Psychiatric Institutions.
Wasser T, Hauser L, Kapoor R. The Management of COVID-19 in Forensic Psychiatric Institutions. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.) 2020, 71: 1088-1090. PMID: 32998660, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe cost of safety: Balancing risk and liberty in psychiatric units
Zhong R, Wasser T. The cost of safety: Balancing risk and liberty in psychiatric units. Bioethics 2020, 35: 173-177. PMID: 32939790, DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and Concepts
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Carol Davis Ethics Award
International AwardAmerican Psychiatric AssociationDetails12/13/2021United Stateshonor Law and Psychiatry Faculty Teaching Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardLaw and Psychiatry Division, Yale School of MedicineDetails07/14/2021United Stateshonor Resident-Fellow Member Mentor Award
International AwardAPA AssemblyDetails05/05/2018United Stateshonor Best Resident/Fellow Paper
National AwardAmerican Association of Psychiatric AdministratorsDetails06/02/2016United Stateshonor Behavioral Health Leadership Development Program
National AwardSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Systems Administration (SAMHSA)Details06/02/2016United States
News & Links
News
- April 03, 2024
Wasser, Zhong Edit 'Psychiatry and the Law, Second Edition'
- March 05, 2023
Armah, Wasser, Dix, Sanchez-Torres Honored by APA
- February 07, 2023
Millard, Wasser Appointed to New Roles at YNHH Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services
- November 01, 2022
Wasser Honored for Excellence in Teaching Forensic Psychiatry
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