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James L Knoll, M.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Clinical Specialty

Forensic Psychiatry

Clinical Department/Practice Affiliations

Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Clinical Interests

Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Psychiatric Malpractice, Suicide Risk Assessment & Prevention, Psychological Autopsies, Stalking, Domestic Violence, Mentally Ill Offenders & Correctional Mental Health Issues, Sanity, Competency, Detection of Malingered Mental Illness, Violence Risk & Threat Assessment, Analysis of Inappropriate Communications and Forensic Psycho-linguistics.

Additional Information

Dr. Knoll is the Director of Forensic Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He has worked as a forensic evaluator for state and federal courts, corrections, and the private sector. He has trained extensively with the countrys foremost expert in forensic psychiatry: http://www.jaapl.org/cgi/content/full/35/2/154 He has collaborated with both the FBI and the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) to publish guidelines for reducing Workplace Violence. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters. He is co-editor of the Correctional Mental Health Report, and a regular contributor to the Psychiatric Times: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/1358028. Other Articles he has authored: 1. Knoll JL, Resnick PJ. Insanity Defense Evaluations: Toward a Model for Evidence-Based Practice. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention Advance Access. December 28, 2007. 2. Knoll J. Punish for Symptoms: Disciplinary Hearings for Mentally Ill Inmates. Correctional Mental Health Report. Civic Research Institute January/February 2008:9:5:65-80. 3. Knoll J, Gerbasi J. Psychiatric Malpractice Case Analysis: Striving for Objectivity. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. November 2, 2006:34:215-223. 4. Knoll J, Resnick PJ. Stalking Intervention: Know the 5 stalker types, saftey strategies for Victims. Current Psychiatry. May 2007:6:5:32-38. 5. Knoll JL. Recurrence of an Illusion: the concept of "Evil" in Forensic Psychiatry. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 200836:105-16. 6. Knoll J. Serial Murder: A Forensic Psychiatric Perspective. Psychiatric Times. March 2008:64-68.

This profile was last updated on 05/04/2009


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