Thirty years and still growing.
In the 30 years since the founding of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law in 1969, there has been a tremendous growth in the organization as well as in the number of psychiatrists who have a subspecialty of forensic psychiatry. In an attempt to explain this exponential growth, the author looks at the many social, economic, medical, and legal activities that were active during these years.
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D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D014481:United States