Background
Rosner, Richard was born on May 1, 1941 in New York City. Son of Henry J. and Rose L. Rosner.
Rosner, Richard was born on May 1, 1941 in New York City. Son of Henry J. and Rose L. Rosner.
AB cum laude, Princeton University, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1966.
He is Medical Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Clinic of Bellevue Hospital. Rosner developed and published the four-step model of forensic psychiatry, a conceptual framework for organizing and analyzing data. After graduating from Princeton University, he applied for surgical residency he did not get.
Rosner decided to go into psychiatry in the face of being drafted for the Vietnam War. He did his residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center before taking a position at Bellevue. She died in 2001. In 1974 he succeeded Robert Goldstein as director of the clinic.
He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University. He has served as president of the Tri–State Chapter of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL. 1976–1986), national AAPL (1987–1988), the American Board of Forensic Psychiatry (1989–1990), the Accreditation Council on Fellowships in Adolescent Psychiatry (1992–present), the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS.
1996–1997), the Association of Directors of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowships (1996–1998), and the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (2003–2004). He appears as an expert witness, and has commented on mental health issues surrounding high-profile trials like Jeffrey Dahmer's. He has authored many books, including Principles and Practice of Forensic Psychiatry.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association, American Academy Forensic Sciences (president-elect 1995, president 1996-1997), American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (accreditation county on fellowship training programs in adolescent psychiatry president since 1993). Member American College Psychiatrists.
Married M. Bernice Horner.
