Michael Welner, M.D. (born September 24, 1964 in Pittsburgh, PA) is one of America’s most highly regarded forensic psychiatrists. He has pioneered several important advances in forensic science, consulted as lead examiner on some of the most critical and complex cases in America in recent years, has written groundbreaking pieces on cutting edge areas of forensic psychiatry and public policy, and has been recognized by various government, law, mental health, and news media organizations as a primary resource on emerging issues in forensic mental health. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality of psychiatry. ... Crime Scene, done by the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. ... Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality of psychiatry. ... Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. ... Forensics or forensic science is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. ... Mental states redirects here. ...

Personal background

Dr. Welner is the youngest of four children. His father Nick, who spoke seven languages fluently, was a civil engineer educated in England. His mother Barbara, who left school as a wartime refugee, entered college in Britain unable to speak English and finished a valedictorian, and became a nurse specializing in gerontology. Both his parents were born in Poland, where their entire families perished in the Holocaust. In recent years, Dr. Welner lost both of his sisters in accidental deaths. Dr. Welner’s oldest sister, Sandra Welner, M.D., was a Maryland-based gynecologist who, after a neurologically disabling injury in 1987, fought back to become internationally renowned for her medical research, inventions, and advocacy for the medical care of the disabled. He is married to Orli Welner, a corporate finance attorney, and has no children. A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... In the United States and Canada, the title of valedictorian (an anglicized derivation from the Latin vale dicere, to say farewell) is given to the top graduate of the graduating class (the Australia/New Zealand equivalent being dux, although some Australian universities use the American term) of an educational institution. ... This article focuses on the education and regulation of nurses. ... It has been suggested that aging research be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... The shamefulness associated with the examination of female genitalia has long inhibited the science of gynaecology. ...

Training

Dr. Welner graduated high school at 15, and attended the University of Miami, where he earned a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry, before moving to the University of Miami School of Medicine for his M.D. From 1988-1992, Dr. Welner completed his residency in psychiatry at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan. In 1991, he was invited into the forensic psychiatry fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, mentored by Robert Sadoff, M.D. He became the first resident to complete a forensic psychiatry fellowship simultaneously with a psychiatry residency training at the Beth Israel program. The University of Miami (also known as UM or just The U) is a private university founded in 1925 with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that the central science be merged into this article or section. ... The University of Miami (also known as UM or just The U) is a private university founded in 1925 with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ... The Medicinæ Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or D.M.) is a doctorate level degree held by medical doctors. ... Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... Beth Israel Medical Center is a hospital in New York. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality of psychiatry. ... A fellow in its broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality of psychiatry. ... A fellow in its broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. ... Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... Residency is a stage of postgraduate medical training in North America which leads to eligibility for board certification in a primary care or referral specialty. ... This is a disambiguation page. ...

Professional life, casework, research, and practice

Upon completion of his medical residency in 1992, Dr. Welner took on a substantial patient load in an existing private practice of psychopharmacology, specializing in violence and patients who did not respond to others’ treatment. At the same time he also served as an Attending Physician on the corrections psychiatry unit at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. In 1992, he debated candidates’ representatives such as Alphonse D’Amato and Charles Schumer on behalf of Ross Perot’s presidential campaign. He has maintained a clinical practice since 1992, and is Board Certified in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology and Disaster Medicine. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with residency (medicine). ... Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of any psychoactive drug that acts upon the mind by affecting brain chemistry. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Bellevue Hospital is a famous hospital located in New York City, New York, United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is a Jewish American politician. ... Henry Ross The Boss Perot (born June 27, 1930) is a American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. ... Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality of psychiatry. ... Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of any psychoactive drug that acts upon the mind by affecting brain chemistry. ...

Dr. Welner's casework has spanned the range of criminal, civil, employment, and securities law, often focusing on cutting edge issues or highly complex litigation, including class action litigation. He also has been consulted by attorneys and judges on a number of high profile cases. His 1996 evaluation of William Tager was the first to confirm, through evidence, that Tager was responsible for attacking newsman Dan Rather in the confrontation remembered for “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?” immortalized by an R.E.M. song. From there, Dr. Welner advised attorneys or examined principals in a number of highly sensitive cases including billionairess Doris Duke, Laramie college student Matthew Sheppard, the Church of Scientology, post-9/11 civil litigation, the retardation controversy of Johnny Paul Penry, dermatologist Richard Sharpe, basketball star Jayson Williams and Andrea Yates. for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... Look up Civil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word Civil is derived from the Latin word civilis, from civis (citizen). Used as an adjective, it may describe several fields, concepts, and people: Civil death Civil defense Civil disobedience Civil engineering Civil law Civil liberties Civil libertarianism Civil marriage Civil... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... There are seven federal statutes that regulate federal securities transactions: Securities Act of 1933 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 Trust Indenture Act of 1939 Investment Company Act of 1940 Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 Categories: Stub | United... In October 1986, as Dan Rather was walking along Park Avenue in Manhattan to his apartment, he was attacked and punched from behind by a man (later identified as William Tager) who demanded to know, Kenneth, what is the frequency? As the assailant pummeled and kicked Rather, he kept repeating... Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American heiress and philanthropist. ... Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was an American student at the University of Wyoming, who was murdered by Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney near Laramie, Wyoming on the night of October 6–October 7. ... Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public groups Organization Controversy Official Scientology Cross Symbol The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... Mental retardation (also called mental handicap and, as defined by the UK Mental Health Act (1983), mental impairment and severe mental impairment) is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as... Johnny Paul Penry was born on the 5th of May 1956. ... Jayson Williams (born February 22, 1968 in Ritter, South Carolina) is an American basketball player. ... Andrea Pia Yates (born July 2, 1964) of Houston, Texas, United States, committed the filicide of her five young children on June 20, 2001 by drowning them in their family bathtub. ...

He has consulted to courts on a number of mass shooting cases and has interviewed Byran Uyesugi, Ronald Taylor, Richard Baumhammers, and Ronald Crumpley, who survived their rampages. Dr. Welner was, in addition one of only four psychiatrists in America invited to a 2006 FBI working group updating current understandings of serial killers. His casework has also engaged a number of well-known medication and drug-induced crimes, including Errol Beumel (IN) and Bryan Johnston (MA). This article deals with mass killings which are not considered genocide. ... Byran Koji Uyesugi (born 1959) was a former Xerox service technician in Honolulu, Hawaii who was convicted of killing seven of his co-workers on November 2, 1999, in what has been called the Xerox murders, the worst mass murder case in the history of Hawaii. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... IN or in may stand for: India ISO country code Indiana state code Indium In symbol for the chemical element Intelligent network a telecommunications architecture Car designation for Ingolstadt Inch In Nomine Look up IN in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ...

A chief mental health consultant to both defense and prosecution in a number of death penalty cases around the United States, Dr. Welner was the principal prosecution mental health witness in all three of the first and only successful federal death penalty verdicts in the Northeast United States in decades: Gary Sampson (MA), Donald Fell (VT), and Ronell Wilson (NY). Mental states redirects here. ... A consultant (from the Latin consultare meaning to discuss from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular area of expertise such as accountancy, the environment, technology, the law, human resources, marketing, medicine, finance, public affairs, communication, engineering... Defence or defense can refer to: For defence of a doctoral dissertation see thesis committee defense (military) Civil defense measures and emergency preparedness war, a euphemism for defense industry (disambiguation) defense (legal) , against prosecution and liability For defense against an attacker: self-defense Self-defense (theory) and defense of property... Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of law that regulates governmental sanctions (such as imprisonment and/or fines) as retaliation for crimes against the social order. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... Mental states redirects here. ... This article is about witnesses in law courts. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... VT may stand for: Vatu, a currency Videotape Ventrilo, a voice-chatting program for gamers. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...

Dr. Welner has also conducted original research on false confessions, and has testified in nationally referenced court decisions involving false confession questions, such as Tyrell Edmonds and Patrick Free. In 2001, he published pioneering research on the typology of drug facilitated rapists.

He was invited to present testimony before the Pennsylvania and Texas State Senate Judiciary Committees on mental retardation and the death penalty. His testimony proved decisive, as hotly contested legislation ultimately strong bipartisan support for Dr. Welner’s position. Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as an adult. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...

The Forensic Echo

In 1996, Dr. Welner unveiled the first practitioner-driven magazine devoted to the frontier interface of psychiatry, law, and public policy. Among other original features, The Forensic Echo introduced case digest coverage, which was soon followed by other academic journals in forensic psychiatry. The Forensic Echo continued publication for five years before retiring to its current online archive form, where it continues as a resource on unique complexities of psychiatry, forensic science, and the law. Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ... Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. ... An academic journal is a regularly-published, peer-reviewed publication that publishes scholarship relating to an academic discipline. ... Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality of psychiatry. ... Online means being connected to the Internet or another similar electronic network, like a bulletin board system. ... An archive refers to a collection of records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept. ... Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... Crime Scene, done by the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. ...

The Forensic Panel

In 1998, Dr. Welner developed the first system for peer-review of forensic consultation in the United States. The Forensic Panel, which he chairs, now features approximately 30 members in psychiatry, psychology, neuroradiology, emergency and critical care medicine, nursing, toxicology, and pathology. The peer-review system optimized by The Forensic Panel aims at maximizing evidence-driven diligence, safeguards objectivity, and promotes adherence to updated standards of forensic sciences. The Forensic Panel’s peer-review has since established a reputation for enhancing the settlement of cases without testimony needed, and is recognized by virtue of its case list and roster of specialists as one of the most respected forensic practices in the world. Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a process of subjecting an authors scholarly work or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the field. ... Forensics or forensic science is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. ... Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhÄ“, spirit, soul; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is an academic / applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior of humans and animals. ... Neuroradiology is the branch of radiology dealing with the nervous system. ... Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, re-attaining, and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... Toxicology (from the Greek words toxicos and logos [1]) is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms [2]. It is the study of symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people. ... Pathology (from Greek pathos, feeling, pain, suffering; and logos, study of; see also -ology) is the study of the processes underlying disease and other forms of illness, harmful abnormality, or dysfunction. ... Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a process of subjecting an authors scholarly work or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the field. ... Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a process of subjecting an authors scholarly work or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the field. ... In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. ... Forensics or forensic science is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. ...

The Depravity Scale

Dr. Welner has pioneered a multilayered effort to achieve scientific-legal standardization of evil crimes and everyday evil acts. The Depravity Scale research, as it is known, is the first such research to incorporate forensic science, law and public input, and the first criminal sentencing research to incorporate public opinion. Through the Depravity Scale research, Dr. Welner has used public web-based surveys to incorporate public consensus into an evidence-driven Depravity Standard for determining heinous crimes that warrant more severe punishment, and those that do not. He has also devised a standard for application in clinical psychotherapy to distinguish everyday evil and intent that warrant clinical attention. In religion and ethics, evil refers to morally or ethically objectionable thought, speech, or action; behavior or thought which is hateful, cruel, violent, or devoid of conscience. ... In religion and ethics, evil refers to morally or ethically objectionable thought, speech, or action; behavior or thought which is hateful, cruel, violent, or devoid of conscience. ... Research is a human activity based on intellectual investigation and aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising human knowledge on different aspects of the world. ... Crime Scene, done by the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ... In law, a sentence forms the final act of a judge-ruled process, and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function. ... Public Opinion is a book on media and democracy by Walter Lippmann. ... Look up web in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... There are several uses of the word survey. ... Look up Punishment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In religion and ethics, evil refers to morally or ethically objectionable thought, speech, or action; behavior or thought which is hateful, cruel, violent, or devoid of conscience. ... Intent in law is the planning and desire to perform an act. ...

Lecturing and media

For a number of years, Dr. Welner has been consulted for network news coverage of forensic issues, and has been known for his thoughtful, no-nonsense, but compassionate commentary. Bucking the initial crush, he was the first forensic scientist to openly doubt the veracity of John Mark Karr’s 2006 confession to killing Jon Benet Ramsey and to accurately account for why he confessed. Forensics or forensic science is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. ... A forensic scientist is a scientist who analyzes biological, chemical, or physical samples taken into evidence during a criminal investigation. ... John Mark Karr (born December 11, 1964 in Conyers, Georgia) is an American celebrity who worked as a substitute teacher and made a false confession[1] regarding the unsolved murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. ... JonBenét Patricia Ramsey (August 6, 1990 - December 25 or 26, 1996) was an American beauty pageant queen who was murdered in her familys Boulder, Colorado home at the age of six. ...

He joined ABC News as a Special Consultant in 2007, becoming the first forensic scientist to join a major network news division for both creative and advisory work. Dr. Welner drew considerable notoriety in April 2007 when his widely quoted remarks on Good Morning America, following the Virginia Tech massacre sparked a backlash that prompted networks to remove the killer’s video confession and digital photographs from their news pages. Dr. Welner is also a strong critic of video game violence, having testified for the New York State Assembly in support of related legislation. ABC News is a division of ABC television and propaganda networks (ABC), owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... A consultant (from the Latin consultare meaning to discuss from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular area of expertise such as accountancy, the environment, technology, the law, human resources, marketing, medicine, finance, public affairs, communication, engineering... A forensic scientist is a scientist who analyzes biological, chemical, or physical samples taken into evidence during a criminal investigation. ... April 2007 is the fourth month of the year. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcasted on the ABC television network. ... The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting comprised of two separate attacks about two hours apart on April 16, 2007, on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. ... Computer and video games have been the subject of frequent controversy and censorship, due to the depiction of graphic violence, sexual themes, racism, advertising, eavesdropping, consumption of illegal drugs, consumption of alcohol or tobacco, propaganda or profanity in some games. ... The chamber of the New York State Assembly. ... Legislation (or statutory law) is law which has been promulgated (or enacted) by a legislature or other governing body. ...

Dr. Welner is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1997, he was honored by the American Psychiatric Association with its award for excellence in medical student education. He has lectured on numerous forensic and clinical issues as an invited speaker of, among others, the American Bar Association, American College of Legal Medicine, American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, International Bar Association, and various medical center Grand Rounds at venues around the world on the above topics of expertise, along with disaster medicine, domestic violence, competency to invest, fitness for employment and the psychology of terrorism. A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... The New York University School of Medicine was founded in 1841, ten years after NYUs founding, as the University Medical College. ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ... The arms of Duquesne University Duquesne University School of Law is a private Catholic university law school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Due to the epidemic of medical errors, readers are cautioned to be aware that the American Psychiatric Association isnt immune to this. ... American Bar Associations Washington, DC office The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ... The International Bar Association is an international professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Selected presentations

• Lessons in Psychiatric Resilience from Foreign Disasters, Preserving Evidence, Saving Lines, Pittsburgh, PA, March 2007.
• Unresolved: Psychiatry Ethical Dilemmas, Current and Coming, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February, 2007.
• Antidepressant (SSRI) Defenses: Guidelines for Assessment, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February 2007.
• Forensic Psychiatric Peer-Review in Action: Capital Mitigation, And Justice for All, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2006.
• Interdisciplinary Forensic Peer-Review in Action: Death Investigation, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, February 2006.
• Forensic Interviewing and Police Interrogation: Learning from the Other, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, March 2005.
• Psychopathy, Media, and the Psychology at the Root of Terror, Grand Rounds, Cooper Hospital, Camden, NJ, November 2004.
• The Insanity Defendant: Answers in the Unexplained, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2004.
• Death Investigation and Medical Malpractice, Distinguished Lecturer in Legal Medicine, American College of Legal Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, March 2004.
• False Confessions & DNA Exonerations: Research, and Realities, Nebraska Institute of Forensic Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 2003.
• Evil Beyond Crime: Civil Assessment and the Clinical Reckoning of Evil, American Psychiatric Association, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2003.
• Sorting Out the Female Defendant: Clinical & Forensic Considerations, Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, Grand Rounds, New York NY, March 2003.
• Americans with Disabilities Act and September 11, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York, NY, January 2002.
• The Depravity Scale: Development and Potential, American Psychiatric Association, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2001.
• Ethnic Rage: Guidelines for Forensic Assessment, American Psychiatric Association, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2001.

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Selected bibliography

• Classifying Crimes by Severity: From Aggravators to Depravity, Welner M. In: Douglass J, Ressler R, Burgess A, FBI Crime Classification Manual. Jossey-Bass 2007 pp 55-72.
• Psychopathy, Media, and the Psychology at the Root of Terrorism Welner, M. In: Biological and Chemical Warfare Lawyers and Judges Publishing Tucson Az. 2004 pp 385-421.
• Motives in Crime. Welner, M. In: Dominick J et al. Crime Scene Investigation Elwin Street London. 2004 pp 126-135.
• Psychotropic Medications and Crime. Welner, M. In: Mozayani A, Raymon L (ed) Handbook of Drug Interactions: A Clinical and Forensic Guide. Haworth Press. London. 2003. pp 631-645.
• Antipsychotics Drugs and Interactions: Implications for Criminal and Civil Forensics. Welner, M. In: Mozayani A, Raymon L (ed) Handbook of Drug Interactions: A Clinical and Forensic Guide. Haworth Press. London. 2003. pp 187- 215.
• The Perpetrators and Their Modus Operandi. Welner, M. In: LeBeau M, Mozayani A (ed) Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault. Academic Press. London. 2001 pp 39-74.
• The Cult of Al-Qaeda. (brainwashing and Islamic fundamentalism) Welner, M. The Forensic Panel Letter. The Forensic Echo. October 16, 2001
• Forensic Psychiatry. Welner, M. In: Wecht C., (ed) Forensic Sciences. Matthew Bender. New York. 2000. 32 1-21.
• Risk and the Power of Manson (power, charisma, and dangerousness) Welner, M. 4(2) The Forensic Panel Letter. www.forensicpanel.com, January 2000.
• Calming the Enemy of the State (law enforcement psychiatry collaboration) Welner, M. 3(1) The Forensic Echo. 1 December 1998.
• Neonaticide: Immaculate Misconception? Welner, M, Delfs, L.; 1(12) The Forensic Echo. 4-10 November 1997.
• Vincent Gigante’s Next Move (competency assessment) Welner, M, Delfs, L.; 1(10) The Forensic Echo. 4-14 September 1997.

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External links

• Crime Library Profile of Dr. Michael Welner
• Justice For All Faculty, Michael Welner
• An Interview with Michael Welner, M.D.
• The Forensic Panel, About Us
• The Forensic Panel, Michael Welner, M.D.