J Petrila

Summary

Affiliation: University of South Florida
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Mental illness and changing definitions of disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act
    J Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 52:626-30. 2001
  2. ncbi An introduction to special jurisdiction courts
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    Int J Law Psychiatry 26:3-12. 2003
  3. ncbi Law & Psychiatry: Overcoming ERISA as a barrier to managed care organizations' liability for utilization review decisions
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, MHC 2738, Tampa, Florida, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:945-6. 2003
  4. ncbi Legal issues in maximum security institutions for people with mental illness: liberty, security, and administrative discretion
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33617, USA
    Behav Sci Law 20:463-80. 2002
  5. ncbi Emerging issues in forensic mental health
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Q 75:3-19. 2004
  6. ncbi The U.S Supreme Court narrows the definition of disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act
    John Petrila
    Mental Health Law and Policy of the Louis fr la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the Universtity of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 53:797-798, 801. 2002
  7. ncbi Genetic risk: the new frontier for the duty to warn
    J Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33617, USA
    Behav Sci Law 19:405-21. 2001
  8. ncbi The emerging debate over the shape of informed consent: can the doctrine bear the weight?
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612 3807, USA
    Behav Sci Law 21:121-33. 2003
  9. ncbi Juveniles adjudicated incompetent to proceed: a descriptive study of Florida's Competence Restoration program
    A McGaha
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 29:427-37. 2001
  10. ncbi Evaluating the efficiency and community safety goals of the Broward County Mental Health Court
    Annette Christy
    Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    Behav Sci Law 23:227-43. 2005

Detail Information

Publications25

  1. ncbi Mental illness and changing definitions of disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act
    J Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 52:626-30. 2001
    ..This article discusses these cases and their implications for people with mental illness and for practitioners...
  2. ncbi An introduction to special jurisdiction courts
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    Int J Law Psychiatry 26:3-12. 2003
  3. ncbi Law & Psychiatry: Overcoming ERISA as a barrier to managed care organizations' liability for utilization review decisions
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, MHC 2738, Tampa, Florida, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:945-6. 2003
  4. ncbi Legal issues in maximum security institutions for people with mental illness: liberty, security, and administrative discretion
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33617, USA
    Behav Sci Law 20:463-80. 2002
    ..The article suggests that because of the diminishing oversight provided by the federal judiciary, institutional custodians have a particular obligation to ensure that individual rights are not overwhelmed by concerns with security...
  5. ncbi Emerging issues in forensic mental health
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Q 75:3-19. 2004
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  6. ncbi The U.S Supreme Court narrows the definition of disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act
    John Petrila
    Mental Health Law and Policy of the Louis fr la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the Universtity of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 53:797-798, 801. 2002
  7. ncbi Genetic risk: the new frontier for the duty to warn
    J Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33617, USA
    Behav Sci Law 19:405-21. 2001
    ..The article concludes that it is premature to apply a duty to warn to the treatment of mental illness and to concerns regarding future criminal behavior...
  8. ncbi The emerging debate over the shape of informed consent: can the doctrine bear the weight?
    John Petrila
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612 3807, USA
    Behav Sci Law 21:121-33. 2003
    ..It concludes with some suggestions on how research could inform this debate...
  9. ncbi Juveniles adjudicated incompetent to proceed: a descriptive study of Florida's Competence Restoration program
    A McGaha
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 29:427-37. 2001
    ..The data suggest the need for further research examining that subset of children in the juvenile justice system whose competence to proceed is questionable...
  10. ncbi Evaluating the efficiency and community safety goals of the Broward County Mental Health Court
    Annette Christy
    Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    Behav Sci Law 23:227-43. 2005
    ..These findings suggest that some of the benefits associated with the MHC reported in prior studies were not achieved at the expense of efficiency and safety...
  11. ncbi From referral to disposition: case processing in seven mental health courts
    Henry J Steadman
    PRA Inc, Albany, NY 12054, USA
    Behav Sci Law 23:215-26. 2005
    ..In addition, the length of time from referral to diversion is much longer in these mental health courts than in other types of diversion programs. Implications of these findings are discussed...
  12. ncbi Clinical outcomes of defendants in mental health court
    Roger A Boothroyd
    Florida Mental Health Institute, The University of South Florida, Tampa, 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:829-34. 2005
    ..This study compared changes in symptoms in a sample of defendants in Broward County mental health court with such changes in a comparison sample of defendants in a regular court...
  13. ncbi Gender and psychopathy: an overview of important issues and introduction to the special issue
    Tonia L Nicholls
    British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Port Coquitlam, Canada
    Behav Sci Law 23:729-41. 2005
    ..In this paper we provide an overview of some of the pressing issues confronting clinicians and researchers and provide an introduction to this special issue dedicated to gender and psychopathy...
  14. ncbi Use of outpatient commitment or related civil court treatment orders in five U.S. communities
    Marvin S Swartz
    Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, 238 Civitan Building, Box 3173, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 57:343-9. 2006
    ..This study examined lifetime use rates and correlates of outpatient commitment or related civil court-ordered outpatient treatment in five U.S. communities...
  15. ncbi Introduction to this issue: diversion from the criminal justice system
    John Petrila
    Behav Sci Law 23:161-2. 2005
  16. ncbi Use of leverage to improve adherence to psychiatric treatment in the community
    John Monahan
    University of Virginia School of Law, 580 Massie Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:37-44. 2005
    ..Logistic regression was used to examine associations between clinical and demographic characteristics and receipt of different types of leverage...
  17. ncbi Emergency involuntary psychiatric examinations in Florida
    Annette McGaha
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 53:1171-2. 2002
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  18. ncbi Florida's outpatient commitment law: a lesson in failed reform?
    John Petrila
    Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, MHC 2738, Tampa, FL 33617, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 59:21-3. 2008
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  19. ncbi The use of criminal charges and sanctions in mental health courts
    Patricia A Griffin
    National GAINS Center for People With Co Occuring Disorders in the Justice System, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 53:1285-9. 2002
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  20. ncbi Perceived coercion and procedural justice in the Broward mental health court
    Norman G Poythress
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612-3899, USA
    Int J Law Psychiatry 25:517-33. 2002
  21. ncbi The Broward Mental Health Court: process, outcomes, and service utilization
    Roger A Boothroyd
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Int J Law Psychiatry 26:55-71. 2003
  22. ncbi The reported prevalence of mandated community treatment in two Florida samples
    Annette Christy
    Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida Room MHC 2620, Tampa, FL 33612 3807, USA
    Behav Sci Law 21:493-502. 2003
    ..g. "outpatient commitment") may mean different things to different respondents...
  23. ncbi Patterns of practice in mental health courts: A national survey
    Allison D Redlich
    Policy Research Associates, Inc, 345 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, NY 12054, USA
    Law Hum Behav 30:347-62. 2006
    ..Further, jail sanction use was significantly predicted by increased judicial supervision and number of felons in the court. Implications for MHCs and social monitoring are discussed...
  24. ncbi Capacity to consent: a snapshot of contemporary legal and clinical issues. Proceedings from a symposium, 2004
    John Petrila
    Behav Sci Law 24:409-628. 2006
  25. ncbi The use of housing as leverage to increase adherence to psychiatric treatment in the community
    Pamela Clark Robbins
    Policy Research Associates, Inc, 345 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, NY 12054, USA
    Adm Policy Ment Health 33:226-36. 2006
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