american academy of psychiatry and the law american academy of psychiatry and the law the american academy of psychiatry and the law (aapl) is a professional organization in the field of forensic psychiatry. history and organization aapl was founded in 1969. it currently has more than 1,500 members in north america and around the world. it publishes the quarterly journal of the american academy of psychiatry and the law. the academy's ethics guidelines for the practice of forensic psychiatry form the basis of the guidelines of the canadian academy of psychiatry and the law. they have also debated the medical ethics of psychiatrists testifying in death-penalty cases. presidents emily a. keram, md 2015-2016 graham glancy, mb 2014-2015 robert weinstock, md 2013-2014 debra a. pinals, md 2012-2013 charles l. scott, md 2011-2012 peter ash, md 2010-2011 stephen b. billick, md 2009-2010 patricia r. recupero, md, jd 2008-2009 jeffrey s. janofsky, m.d. 2007-2008 alan r. felthous, m.d. 2006-2007 robert i. simon, m.d. 2005-2006 robert t.m. phillips, m.d., ph.d. 2004-2005 robert wettstein, m.d. 2003-2004 roy j. o'shaughnessy, m.d. 2002-2003 larry strasburger, m.d. 2001-2002 jeffrey metzner, m.d. 2000-2001 thomas g. gutheil, m.d. 1999-2000 larry r. faulkner, m.d. 1998-1999 renée l. binder, m.d. 1997-1998 ezra e. h. griffith, m.d. 1996-1997 paul s. appelbaum, m.d. 1995-1996 park e. dietz, m.d., ph.d., m.p.h. 1994-1995 john m. bradford, m.b. 1993-1994 howard v. zonana, m.d. 1992-1993 kathleen m. quinn, m.d. 1991-1992 richard t. rada, m.d. 1990-1991 joseph d. bloom, m.d. 1989-1990 william h. reid, m.d. 1988-1989 richard rosner, m.d. 1987-1988 j. richard ciccone, m.d. 1986-1987 selwyn m. smith, m.d. 1985-1986 phillip j. resnick, m.d. 1984-1985 loren h. roth, m.d. 1983-1984 abraham l. halpern, m.d. 1982-1983 stanley l. portnow, m.d. 1981-1982 herbert e. thomas, m.d. 1980-1981 nathan i. sidley, m.d. 1979-1980 irwin n. perr, m.d. 1978-1979 gerald j. sarwer-foner, m.d. 1975-1977 seymour l. pollack, m.d. 1973-1975 robert l. sadoff, m.d. 1971-1973 jonas r. rappeport, m.d. 1969-1971 selected publications rosner, richard (1982). critical issues in american psychiatry and the law, volume 1. thomas, isbn 9780398045784 rosner, richard (1985). critical issues in american psychiatry and the law, volume 2. thomas, isbn 9780306419546