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Dr. James Gilligan, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine.Ìý Adjunct Professor in the School of Law and Collegiate Professor in the School of Arts and Science at New York University.Ìý He is a former president of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy.Ìý He is the author of Ìý Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic,ÌýPreventing Violence: Prospects for Tomorrow,ÌýWhy Some Politicians Are More Dangerous Than OthersÌý As a faculty member of the Harvard Medical School for many years, he headed the Institute of a faculty member of the Harvard Medical School for many years, he headed the Institute of Law and Psychiatry, and directed mental health services for the Massachusetts prisons and prison mental hospital.Ìý He served as an expert witness in the litigation that was the subject of the Supreme Court decision in Plata V. Brown.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Dr. James Gilligan has an employment relationship with New YorkÌýUniversity. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Gilligan receives a speaking honorarium from °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Dr. James Gilligan is a member of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy, the International Society for TraumaticÌýStress Studies, and the American Public Health Association. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies.