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Fifth Edition
A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers
Christopher Slobogin, Randy K. Otto, John Petrila, and Lois O. Condie
Hardcovere-bookprint + e-book
Hardcover
pre-orderSeptember 23, 2026
ISBN 9781462563425
Price: $130.00 964 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
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Read a Q&A with featured author, Christopher Slobogin!
Read a Q&A with featured author, Christopher Slobogin!
Christopher Slobogin, JD, LLM, is the Milton Underwood Chair in Law and Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University. He is the first law professor to receive Distinguished Contribution Awards from both the American Psychology–Law Society and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. Professor Slobogin has published over 200 works on mental health law and criminal justice and is among the most cited criminal law professors in the United States. He served as Chair of the Criminal Justice Mental Health Standards Task Force of the American Bar Association (ABA) and as Reporter for the ABA’s Task Force on Mental Disability and the Death Penalty and its Task Force on Criminal Responsibility.
Randy K. Otto, PhD, MLS, ABPP, is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, where he serves as Chair of the Division of Forensic Behavioral Sciences. Board certified in clinical and forensic psychology, Dr. Otto has served as president of the American Psychology–Law Society, the American Board of Forensic Psychology, and the American Board of Professional Psychology. His contributions to forensic psychological assessment have been recognized with lifetime achievement awards from the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, the American Psychology–Law Society, and the forensic division of the New York State Psychological Association.
John Petrila, JD, LLM, is Senior Policy Advisor at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. Previously, he was Chair and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of South Florida College of Public Health. He is a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and of the University of South Florida President’s Faculty Excellence Award. Mr. Petrila’s research interests include the diversion of people with mental illnesses from the justice system, coercion, and strategies to reduce recidivism of heavy users of the treatment and justice systems. He is also a national expert on information sharing. Recent papers focus on emergency hospitalizations of people with mental illnesses, national review of emergency civil commitment legislation, the current status of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and use of the sequential intercept model as a tool for enhancing information sharing across the justice and behavioral health systems.
Lois O. Condie, PhD, ABPP, is affiliated with the Department of Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital and is Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Condie is board certified in neuropsychology, clinical psychology, and forensic psychology. She has received citations and awards from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the Social Security Administration, the American Board of Forensic Psychology, the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, and the American Board of Professional Psychology. Her research focuses on assessments and entitlement legislation for children with neurodevelopmental and other disorders, services for vulnerable populations internationally, psychological and legal conceptions of privacy, and ethics and standards of practice.
Randy K. Otto, PhD, MLS, ABPP, is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, where he serves as Chair of the Division of Forensic Behavioral Sciences. Board certified in clinical and forensic psychology, Dr. Otto has served as president of the American Psychology–Law Society, the American Board of Forensic Psychology, and the American Board of Professional Psychology. His contributions to forensic psychological assessment have been recognized with lifetime achievement awards from the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, the American Psychology–Law Society, and the forensic division of the New York State Psychological Association.
John Petrila, JD, LLM, is Senior Policy Advisor at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. Previously, he was Chair and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of South Florida College of Public Health. He is a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and of the University of South Florida President’s Faculty Excellence Award. Mr. Petrila’s research interests include the diversion of people with mental illnesses from the justice system, coercion, and strategies to reduce recidivism of heavy users of the treatment and justice systems. He is also a national expert on information sharing. Recent papers focus on emergency hospitalizations of people with mental illnesses, national review of emergency civil commitment legislation, the current status of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and use of the sequential intercept model as a tool for enhancing information sharing across the justice and behavioral health systems.
Lois O. Condie, PhD, ABPP, is affiliated with the Department of Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital and is Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Condie is board certified in neuropsychology, clinical psychology, and forensic psychology. She has received citations and awards from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the Social Security Administration, the American Board of Forensic Psychology, the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, and the American Board of Professional Psychology. Her research focuses on assessments and entitlement legislation for children with neurodevelopmental and other disorders, services for vulnerable populations internationally, psychological and legal conceptions of privacy, and ethics and standards of practice.
