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Rogers, R. T., Hesson, H., Bergstresser, S. E., Appelbaum, P. S., Brucato, G., & Girgis, R. R. (2025). An analysis of firearm legality and lethality in 625 U.S.‐based mass murders involving firearms. Journal of Forensic Sciences. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.70078
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Rolin, S. A., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2025). Expansion of Colleges’ Legal Responsibilities Regarding Student Mental Health. Current Psychiatry Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-025-01611-x
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Girgis, R. R., Hesson, H., Appelbaum, P. S., & Brucato, G. (2025). Cannabis involvement and mass shooting events in the United States from 1900 to 2019. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 35(1), 28–31. https://doi.org/10.12809/eaap2464
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Weitzman, E. R., Alegria, M., Caplan, A., Dowling, D., Evans, J., Fisher, C. E., Jordan, A., Kossowsky, J., Landau, M., Larson, H., Levy, O., Levy, S., Mnookin, S., Reif, S., Ross, J., & Sherman, A. C. (2025). Social complexity of a fentanyl vaccine to prevent opioid overdose conference proceedings: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study conference proceedings. Vaccine, 44, 126324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126324
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2025). Electroconvulsive Therapy, Manufacturers’ Liability, and Learned Intermediaries. Psychiatric Services, 76(1), 102–104. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240518
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Brunette, M. F., & Rolin, S. A. (2024). Mortality in People With Psychosis and Criminal Sanctions—Is It Time for New Approaches? JAMA Network Open, 7(10), e2442138. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.42138
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Mootz, J. J., Fortunato dos Santos, P., Moridi, L., dos Santos, K., Weissman, M., Oliffe, J. L., Stith, S., Khan, S., Feliciano, P., Suleman, A., Rolin, S. A., Giusto, A., & Wainberg, M. L. (2024). Community-informed perspectives of implementing interpersonal psychotherapy for couples to reduce situational intimate partner violence and improve common mental disorders in Mozambique. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.92
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Chibanda, D. (Ed.). (2024). Decision: Community-informed perspectives of implementing interpersonal psychotherapy for couples to reduce situational intimate partner violence and improve common mental disorders in Mozambique — R1/PR6. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.92.pr6
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). “A Liability to the University”—Addressing Student Mental Health Needs on Campus. Psychiatric Services, 75(10), 1053–1055. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240362
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Girgis, R. R., Hoang, D., Hesson, H., Dishy, G., Lee, K., Pia, T., Syed, F., Villalobos, A., Appelbaum, P. S., & Brucato, G. (2024). An analysis of 105 female‐perpetrated mass murders. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 69(6), 2120–2126. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15627
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Finnerty, M. T., Khan, A., You, K., Wang, R., Gu, G., Layman, D., Chen, Q., Elhadad, N., Joshi, S., Appelbaum, P. S., Lencz, T., Markx, S., Kushner, S. A., & Rzhetsky, A. (2024). Prevalence and incidence measures for schizophrenia among commercial health insurance and medicaid enrollees. Schizophrenia, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-024-00490-0
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Rolin, S. A., Caffrey, D., Flores, M. G., Mootz, J., Bello, I., Nossel, I., Compton, M. T., Stanley, B., Wainberg, M. L., Dixon, L. B., Appelbaum, P. S., & Pope, L. G. (2024). Qualitative Evaluation of Acceptability and Feasibility of a Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Violence Among Young Adults with Early Psychosis. Community Mental Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-024-01343-x
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Lebowitz, M. S., Tabb, K., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2022). Asymmetrical genetic attributions for the presence and absence of health problems. Psychology & Health, 39(7), 839–857. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2022.2119236
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Johnston, J., Tabb, K., Pacia, D., Lee, S. S.-J., Chung, W. K., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). Understanding individualised genetic interventions as research-treatment hybrids. Journal of Medical Ethics, jme-2023-109729. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2023-109729
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Kraguljac, N. V., Bruns, D. P., Appelbaum, P. S., Botello, E., King, V. L., Remiszewski, N., Widge, A. S., Alpert, J. E., Carpenter, L. L., Grzenda, A., Krystal, J. H., McDonald, W. M., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2024). Post-Roe v Wade psychiatry: legal, clinical, and ethical challenges in psychiatry under abortion bans. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00096-8
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Rolin, S. A., Caffrey, D., Flores, M. G., Pope, L. G., Mootz, J., Bello, I., Nossel, I., Compton, M. T., Stanley, B., Wainberg, M., Dixon, L. B., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). An open pilot trial of a behavioural intervention to reduce violence by young adults with early psychosis receiving treatment in an early intervention services setting: A protocol. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13543
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Lebowitz, M. S., Tabb, K., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2022). Asymmetric genetic attributions for one’s own prosocial versus antisocial behavior. The Journal of Social Psychology, 164(3), 273–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2022.2058906
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Klitzman, R., Bezborodko, E., Chung, W. K., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). Views of Genetic Testing for Autism Among Autism Self-Advocates: A Qualitative Study. AJOB Empirical Bioethics, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/23294515.2024.2336903
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Trivedi, M. S., Manley, H., Yi, H., Silverman, T., Chung, W. K., Appelbaum, P. S., Starck, R., Schecter, I., Kukafka, R., & Crew, K. D. (2024). Pilot study of a decision aid on BRCA1/2 genetic testing among Orthodox Jewish women. Familial Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-024-00371-6
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Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Department of Medicine; Division of Hematology/Oncology; Department of Psychiatry; Center for Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry; Department of Biomedical Informatics; Department of Sociomedical Sciences; Mailman School of Public Health; Department of Epidemiology
Wynn, J., Karlsen, A., Huber, B., Levine, A., Salem, A., White, L. C., Luby, M., Bezborodko, E., Xiao, S., Chung, W. K., Klitzman, R. L., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). Impact of a Genetic Diagnosis for a Child’s Autism on Parental Perceptions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06273-x
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). Patients’ Suits Against Psychiatrists for Not Preventing the Patients’ Criminal Acts. Psychiatric Services, 75(4), 384–386. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240055
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Sabatello, M., Bakken, S., Chung, W. K., Cohn, E., Crew, K. D., Kiryluk, K., Kukafka, R., Weng, C., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). Return of polygenic risk scores in research: Stakeholders’ views on the eMERGE-IV study. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, 5(2), 100281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xhgg.2024.100281
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Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Department of Medicine; Division of Nephrology; Division of Hematology/Oncology; Department of Epidemiology; Department of Biomedical Informatics; Department of Sociomedical Sciences; Mailman School of Public Health; Department of Psychiatry; Center for Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry; Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics; Division of Ethics; Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics; School of Nursing
Lawrence, R. E., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). Ethics in placebo-controlled, acute treatment trials in schizophrenia: Two rival ethical frameworks. Schizophrenia Research, 264, 372–377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2024.01.018
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Yi, H., Trivedi, M. S., Crew, K. D., Schechter, I., Appelbaum, P., Chung, W. K., Allegrante, J. P., & Kukafka, R. (2024). Understanding Social, Cultural, and Religious Factors Influencing Medical Decision-Making on BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing in the Orthodox Jewish Community. Public Health Genomics, 57–67. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1159/000536391
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Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Department of Medicine; Division of Hematology/Oncology; Department of Epidemiology; Department of Psychiatry; Center for Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry; Department of Biomedical Informatics; Department of Sociomedical Sciences; Mailman School of Public Health; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center; Department of Pediatrics
Xu, K. Y., Gold, J. A., Szlyk, H. S., Rolin, S. A., & Shields, M. C. (2024). Mental Illness and Violence Among People Experiencing Homelessness: An Evidence-Based Review. Missouri medicine, 121(1), 14–20.
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2024). Older Workers, Cognitive Impairment, and Discrimination. Psychiatric Services, 75(1), 87–89. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230544
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Aggarwal, N. K., & Jain, A. (2023). Neuroethics and neurolaw in forensic neuropsychiatry: A guide for clinicians. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 42(1), 11–19. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2638
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Klitzman, R., Bezborodko, E., Chung, W. K., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). Impact of Receiving Genetic Diagnoses on Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children with Autism and Intellectual Disability. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-06195-0
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Shain, J., Michel, A., May, M. S., Qunaj, L., El-Sadr, W., Chung, W. K., Appelbaum, P. S., Jacobson, J. S., Justman, J., & Neugut, A. I. (2023). Cancer genetic mutation prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of existing data. Seminars in Oncology, 50(6), 123–130. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.seminoncol.2023.12.001
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Klitzman, R., Bezborodko, E., Chung, W. K., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). Parents’ views of benefits and limitations of receiving genetic diagnoses for their offspring. Child: Care, Health and Development, 50(1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13212
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Smith, W. R., Appelbaum, P. S., Lebowitz, M. S., Gülöksüz, S., Calkins, M. E., Kohler, C. G., Gur, R. E., & Barzilay, R. (2023). The Ethics of Risk Prediction for Psychosis and Suicide Attempt in Youth Mental Health. The Journal of Pediatrics, 263, 113583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113583
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Klitzman, R., Bezborodko, E., Chung, W. K., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). Receiving de novo genetic diagnoses for autism with intellectual disability: parents’ views of impacts on families’ reproductive decisions. Journal of Community Genetics, 15(1), 85–96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-023-00679-3
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). Preventing Abuses in Guardianship Cases. Psychiatric Services, 74(10), 1108–1111. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230374
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First, M. B., Clarke, D. E., Yousif, L., Eng, A. M., Gogtay, N., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). DSM-5-TR: Rationale, Process, and Overview of Changes. Psychiatric Services, 74(8), 869–875. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220334
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Haass‐Koffler, C. L., Magill, M., Cannella, N., Brown, J. C., Aoun, E. G., Cioe, P. A., Sinha, R., Swift, R. M., Ciccocioppo, R., & Leggio, L. (2023). Mifepristone as a pharmacological intervention for stress‐induced alcohol craving: A human laboratory study. Addiction Biology, 28(7). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.13288
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). Prosecutors, Judges, and the Punishment of Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services, 74(7), 778–780. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230208
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Lee, S. S.-J., Caruncho, M., Chung, W. K., Johnston, J., Tabb, K., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). Individualized interventions for rare genetic conditions and the research-treatment spectrum: Stakeholder perspectives. Genetics in Medicine, 25(6), 100832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2023.100832
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Centor, R. M., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). Annals On Call - Reinterpreted Genetic Tests. Annals of Internal Medicine, 176(5). https://doi.org/10.7326/a22-0010
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Appelbaum, P. S., Burke, W., Parens, E., Roberts, J., Berger, S. M., & Chung, W. K. (2023). Cases in Precision Medicine: Is There an Obligation to Return Reinterpreted Genetic Results to Former Patients? Annals of Internal Medicine, 176(4), 563–567. https://doi.org/10.7326/m22-3682
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2023). Regulating Workplace Safety in Psychiatric Facilities. Psychiatric Services, 74(4), 441–443. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230036
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Mishkin, A. D., Zabinski, J. S., Holt, G., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2022). Ensuring privacy in telemedicine: Ethical and clinical challenges. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29(3), 217–221. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633x221134952
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Hesson, H. M., Shea, E. A., Appelbaum, P. S., Dishy, G., Cohen-Romano, C., Kennedy, L., Bornico, M., Lee, K., Pia, T., Syed, F., Villalobos, A., Lieberman, J. A., Wall, M. M., Brucato, G., & Girgis, R. R. (2023). Victimology of Mass Shootings and Mass Murders Not Involving Firearms. Violence and Victims, 38(1), 15–24. https://doi.org/10.1891/vv-2022-0051
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Lewis, A. C. F., Molina, S. J., Appelbaum, P. S., Dauda, B., Fuentes, A., Fullerton, S. M., Garrison, N. A., Ghosh, N., Green, R. C., Hammonds, E. M., Jeff, J. M., Jones, D. S., Kenny, E. E., Kraft, P., Mauro, M., Ori, A. P. S., Panofsky, A., Sohail, M., Neale, B. M., & Allen, D. S. (2023). An Ethical Framework for Research Using Genetic Ancestry. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 66(2), 225–248. https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2023.0021
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Girgis, R. R., Rogers, R. T., Hesson, H., Lieberman, J. A., Appelbaum, P. S., & Brucato, G. (2022). Mass murders involving firearms and other methods in school, college, and university settings: Findings from the Columbia Mass Murder Database. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 68(1), 207–211. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15161
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Soliman, L., Jain, A., Rozel, J., & Rachal, J. (2023). Safe Spaces: Mitigating Potential Aggression in Acute Care Psychiatry. Focus, 21(1), 46–51. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20220069
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Sorrentino, R., Jain, A., & Schaefer, A. (2022). Legal Dilemmas when Victims of Sexual Assault are Voluntarily Intoxicated. The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 50(4), 611–617. https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.220077-22
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Brucato, G., Appelbaum, P. S., Hesson, H., Shea, E. A., Dishy, G., Lee, K., Pia, T., Syed, F., Villalobos, A., Wall, M. M., Lieberman, J. A., & Girgis, R. R. (2021). Psychotic symptoms in mass shootings v. mass murders not involving firearms: findings from the Columbia mass murder database. Psychological Medicine, 52(15), 3422–3430. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291721000076
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Cullen, M. B. R., Meiser, B., Barlow-Stewart, K., Green, M., Appelbaum, P. S., Carr, V. J., Cairns, M. J., Lebowitz, M. S., & Kaur, R. (2022). Perceptions of causal attribution and attitudes to genetic testing among people with schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives. European Journal of Human Genetics, 30(10), 1147–1154. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01116-8
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2022). Workplace Discrimination Against People With Mental Disorders and the ADA. Psychiatric Services, 73(10), 1193–1195. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220379
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Trachsel, M., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2022). Against Over-Protectionism: Riskier Decisions Require Clearer Evidence of Capacity But Don’t Call for Stricter Criteria. The American Journal of Bioethics, 22(10), 53–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2022.2110990
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