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Carmen Nichita
Office Phone: (706) 721-0630
Office Address: EG
E-mail: CNICHITA@mail.mcg.edu

Appointment Date: July 2006
Appointment Type: Full-Time

Academic Rank(s)
Rank Department Section School
Assistant Professor Psychiatry and Health Behavior Medicine

Education
MD; 1998; Carol Davila Univ of Med

Teaching Areas
Forensic Psychiatry: the interface of psychiatry and the law. Landmark Cases: legal cases that pertain to mental health.

Research Areas
Informed Consent; Death Penalty and Death Row Inmates; Mental Health Knowledge and Law Enforcement Agencies; Mental Illness and Psychopathy.

Clinical Interests
Forensic Psychiatry: criminal evaluations (competency to stand trial/ criminal responsibility, competency to withdraw appeals/to be executed) and civil evaluations (personal injury, malpractice, fitness for duty, sexual harassment, post conviction relief, testamentary capacity, guardianship). Correctional Psychiatry: psychiatric treatment in prison population.

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