Seminar:
No Honor Among Thieves:
A Look at Forensic Mental Health

Date:
August 22, 2008
Time: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Location:
National-Louis University
850 Warrenville Road
Public Forum Room
Lisle, IL 60532

COST: $25.00
COST with CEU's: $45.00

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National–Louis University's
College of Arts & Science Presents:

No Honor Among Thieves:
A Look at Forensic Mental Health

August 22, 2008
8:30am - 12:00pm


Description:
We are inundated with media images of high-profile crimes every day.  Criminal activity perplexes and often frightens us—who are these criminals, and how do we explain their behavior?  More importantly, how does the law interpret criminal behavior within the context of mental health?  This seminar presents an overview of issues pertinent to forensic criminal psychiatric evaluation and their impact on the legal system as a whole. We will discuss specific cases of interest I have evaluated as a forensic psychiatrist for the Circuit Court of Cook County, one of the largest court clinics in the country.

About National-Louis University:
In 1886, National-Louis University was founded as an institution committed to the process of learning - the teaching of teachers. Since then, the university has expanded degree programs into counseling and human services, psychology, business, management, liberal arts, and remains committed to the the fundamental value of excellent teaching and collaborative learning. National-Louis partners with many local organizations to bring customized, accelerated programs to adults in their own neighborhoods and workplaces.

 
 

 

PRESENTER:
Nishad J. Nadkarni, MD

After obtaining his medical degree (MD) from Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1998, Dr. Nishad Nadkarni completed residency training in Psychiatry at Rush-Prebyterian-St. Luke Medical Center in 2002.  Dr. Nadkarni was employed in private practice in the western suburbs of Chicago where he evaluated and treated psychiatric inpatients and outpatients in a busy managed-care setting.  After obtaining his Board certification in Psychiatry in 2004, Dr. Nadkarni assumed his present position as Staff Forensic Psychiatrist with Forensic Clinical Services of Circuit Court of Cook County.

In the last four years during his employment with Cook County, Dr. Nadkarni has evaluated over 1200 criminal defendants on Court order for determinations of fitness (competency) to stand trial, fitness with medications, legal sanity, and capacity to comprehend Miranda Warnings, as well as for other issues as assigned by the Court.  He has testified as an expert witness in the field of Forensic Psychiatry over 135 times.

Dr. Nadkarni also maintains a small private practice where he evaluates and treats psychiatric outpatients.