Welcome to
MWAAPL
The Midwest Chapter of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, now known as Midwest AAPL or MWAAPL, was founded in 1983 by Drs. Phillip J. Resnick and Emanual Tanay. Dr. Resnick also served as the organization’s first president.
The Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin and western Pennsylvania.
MWAAPL shares a mission with our parent organization AAPL to promote scientific and educational activities in forensic psychiatry through resident awards, mentorship, scholarly collaboration and an annual high-quality meeting.
BYLAWS
The name of this organization is the Midwest Chapter of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, herein after referred to as “Midwest AAPL,” an affiliate chapter of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law...
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
We are a small group of board members who are elected by our peers to address pressing issues, lead the meetings and enhance our practice by our members teachings, and research in the field of forensic psychiatry...
What is Forensic Psychiatry
- Violence
- Criminal responsibility
- Competence, civil and criminal
- Child custody and visitation
- Psychic injury
- Mental disability
- Malpractice
- Confidentiality
- Involuntary treatment
- Correctional psychiatry
- Juvenile justice
- Ethics and human rights
FAQS
- Violence
- Criminal responsibility
- Competence
- civil and criminal Child custody and visitation
- Psychic injury
- Mental disability
- Malpractice
- Confidentiality
- Involuntary treatment
- Correctional psychiatry
- Juvenile justice
- Ethics and human rights