Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS
Lecturer in PsychiatryDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Lecturer in Psychiatry
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- Forensic Psychiatry Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2018)
- Resident Physician
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2017)
- MD
- Yale School of Medicine (2013)
- MHS
- Yale School of Medicine (2013)
- AB
- Harvard College, Psychology (2008)
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Bioethics; Ethics, Medical; Forensic Psychiatry
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0000-0003-4061-443X
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Tobias Wasser, MD
26Publications
158Citations
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2025
Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in Texas prisons from 2016 to 2023
Zhong R, Serna M, Farroni J, Digbeu B, Baillargeon G, Pulvino J, Penn J, Murray O, Baillargeon J. Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in Texas prisons from 2016 to 2023. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2025, 34: e51. PMID: 41084163, PMCID: PMC12555086, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796025100267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTexas Department of Criminal JusticeEpidemiology of psychiatric disordersPsychiatric disorder prevalenceDepartment of Criminal JusticeHispanic individualsTexas prison systemTexas DepartmentRetrospective cohort studyInternational ClassificationMental health treatment optionsDisorder prevalenceElectronic medical record dataState incarcerationPsychiatric disordersPrison systemCriminal justiceTexas prisonsInternational Classification of DiseasesPost-convictionCorrectional populationsCorrectional settingsGeneralized Estimating Equation modelsMedical record dataCorrection systemClassification of diseases4.17 Prevalence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Justice-Involved Youth
Zhong R, Baughn D, Oorjitham N, Wright N, Norton E, LePor S, Westra J, Penn J, Baillargeon J. 4.17 Prevalence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Justice-Involved Youth. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2025, 64: s254-s255. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial intelligence chatbots as sources for patient education material on child abuse
Nguyen L, Tran V, Li J, Baughn D, Shotwell J, Gushanas K, Hasan S, Falls L, Zhong R. Artificial intelligence chatbots as sources for patient education material on child abuse. Child Protection And Practice 2025, 5: 100167. DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Child Traumatic Stress NetworkChildhood maltreatmentChild abuseField of psychiatryPatient education materialsInterpersonal traumaPediatric psychologistsPsychiatric disordersChild psychiatristsAbuseReading levelEducational materialsStress networkWord countMaltreatmentActionability of patient education materialsSource of medical informationYears of ageAI chatbotsChildrenArtificial intelligenceNeglectRecommended reading levelChildhoodSecondary outcomesReply to Munetz
Zhong R, Wasser T. Reply to Munetz. Psychiatric Services 2025, 76: 214-215. PMID: 39891436, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240504.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Reversible Lithium-induced Bradycardia in a Patient With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Dzeda K, Liu Y, Zhong R. Reversible Lithium-induced Bradycardia in a Patient With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2024, 66: 106-107. PMID: 39393680, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2024.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnding Involuntary Commitment for People With Treatment-Resistant Mental Illness and Grave Disability
Zhong R, Wasser T. Ending Involuntary Commitment for People With Treatment-Resistant Mental Illness and Grave Disability. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 1279-1281. PMID: 39161248, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricChallenges in Assessing Affect and Values in Decision-Making Capacity
Zhong R, Sisti D. Challenges in Assessing Affect and Values in Decision-Making Capacity. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2024, 24: 103-106. PMID: 39158433, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2361898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision-Making Capacity
Zhong R, Prabhu M. Decision-Making Capacity. 2024, 85-95. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52589-6_8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A Proposal for the Capacity to Stipulate to Civil Commitment and a 50-State Review of Statutes.
Zhong R, Moreno A, Wasser T. A Proposal for the Capacity to Stipulate to Civil Commitment and a 50-State Review of Statutes. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2023, 51: 93-102. PMID: 36669779, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.220044-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCivil commitmentLoss of rightsDecision-making capacityStatutory lawTerms of commitmentLegal processPersonal libertySuch personsVoluntary hospitalizationVoluntary consentWithdrawal of consentRightsCapacity assessmentWaiverPersonsCommitmentImminent riskConsentPsychiatric evaluationExtended hospitalizationMental illnessStatutesInfringementJurisdictionsLawEthical and Legal Issues in Psychiatry
Zhong R, Baughn D, Oorjitham N, Kudrath F. Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychiatry. 2023, 499-508. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95702-1.00011-7.ChaptersConceptsNormative judgmentsForensic psychiatryLegal systemLegal issuesLegal concernsInvoluntary treatmentMedicolegal questionsMental illnessBroader consequencesPsychiatryConfidentialityMental health providersJudgmentsPsychiatric skillsQuestionsPersonal detailsPersonsIssuesContextMental healthConcernIndividualsPractitionersProvidersHealth providers
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- November 19, 2024
Wasser, Zhong to Receive APA's 2025 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award
- April 03, 2024
Wasser, Zhong Edit 'Psychiatry and the Law, Second Edition'
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