Forensic Psychiatry

Psychiatry Program and Clinic

The Forensic Psychiatry Program and Clinic at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine provides a centralized resource for legal and mental health professionals to obtain and access high-quality civil and criminal forensic assessments, expert testimony, forensic empirical research, and training/education in psychiatry and law.

We aim to:

• Provide prompt, reliable, and credible forensic services by knowledgeable and highly-trained clinical staff.
• Educate attorneys and other legal professionals about how our expertise in forensic psychiatry and forensic psychology can be of assistance to them.
• Ground forensic evaluations in the latest scientific knowledge by conducting empirical research at the interface of psychiatry and law.
• Train psychiatrists and psychologists in conducting evidence-based assessments for the legal system.
• Provide legal and mental health professionals an experience that will encourage their return to our program 

Contact us at:

Forensic Psychiatry Program and Clinic
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry, CB #7160
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
Phone: (919) 966-5540
Fax: (919) 966-0482
Email:  forensic.psychiatry@unc.edu
 

Forensic Psychiatry Service

The Forensic Psychiatry Service specializes in civil or criminal forensic mental health evaluations involving children, adolescents and families.  Our expertise also includes civil adult mental health issues.  The Service provides:

• Competency Evaluations

• Personal Injury Assessments

• Juvenile Assessments

• Disability Evaluations

• Risk Assessments

• Medical Malpractice Evaluations

• Child Custody Evaluations

• Psychiatric and Psychological Evaluations

In addition, the Service provides expert witness testimony, case reviews, and psychological consultation in court cases. Court Orders may be required for certain evaluations.  The Service does not accept cases where the primary concern is sexual or physical child abuse.  Sexual or physical abuse cases may be referred to the Program on Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment at 919-966-1760.

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