Linda E. Weinberger , PhD

Research Interests

Psychological Psychiatry and Law
Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Psychological/Psychiatric Practice
Psychological Autopsies for Making Manner of Death Determinations
Evaluation of Treatment for Mentally Disordered/Retarded Offenders

Clinical Interests

Mentally Disordered Offenders
Mentally Retarded Offenders

Degrees

University Houston - University Park, PHD, 1979
University Houston -, MA, 1976

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

Memberships

American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
Association of Medical School Professors of Psychology
American Association on Mental Deficiency
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

Clinical Affiliation

LAC+USC Medical Center

Botello, T.E., Weinberger, L.E. & Gross, B.H. Psychological Autopsy. In: Principles and Practice of Forensic Psychiatry (R. Rosner, Ed.) Chapman and Hall, New York, 1994.

Lamb, H.R. & Weinberger, L.E. Severely Mentally Ill Persons in Jails and Prisons: A Review. Psychiatric Services, 49, 483-492, 1998.

Weinberger, L.E. & Markowitz, E. Mental Institutions: Legal Issues and Commitments. In: Encyclopedia of Mental Health, (H.S. Friedman, Ed.) academic Press, San Diego, 1998.

Weinberger, L.E., Streenivasan, S., & Markowitz, E. Extended Civil Commitment for Dangerous Psychiatric Patients. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 26, 75-87, 1998.

Lamb, H.R., Weinberger, L.E., & Gross, B.H. Community Treatment of Severely Mentally Ill Offenders Under the Jurisdiction of the Criminal Justice System: A Review. Psychiatric Services, 50, 907-913, 1999.