Committee on Psychiatry and the Law

The NYSPA Committee on Psychiatry and the Law (1) serves as a resource to the NYSPA leadership on issues related to mental health law and forensic psychiatry, (2) sponsors and co-sponsors FREE educational activities pertinent to the field, and (3) studies issues of current concern to mental health law and forensic psychiatry.

The members of the Committee are seasoned forensic psychiatrists, with academic, administrative, and practical hands-on experience.  Most usually, in addition to being ABPN-certified in forensic psychiatry and on the academic faculty of a medical school, the Committee members have held leadership positions in the local chapter and/or national organization of The American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law (AAPL) and/or The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS).

Ilene Zwirn, MD - Chair