John W. Thompson, MD
Chair and Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Education & Affiliations
Biography
John W. Thompson, Jr., MD is Chairman and Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is also its Director of Forensic Neuropsychiatry. In addition, he is the founding Director of the Tulane Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry and is Clinical Director of Feliciana Forensic Facility, a 700-bed forensic hospital in Jackson, Louisiana. Dr. Thompson's major research interests include the fields of competency restoration, and the insanity defense and the development of complex systems of forensic care for forensically involved clients.
Dr. Thompson received his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He completed psychiatry residency training and a forensic psychiatry fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. He is Board Certified in psychiatry with added qualifications in forensic psychiatry and addiction psychiatry.
Certification:
Addiction Psychiatry, ABP&N, 1998; Forensic Psychiatry, ABP&N, 1994; Adult Psychiatry, ABP&N, 1992
Years at Tulane:
Since 1993
Contributions
Feliciana Forensic Facility is Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS)
Development of Continuity of Care Models for State Forensic Mental Health Systems
Lecture Titles:
Competency Restoration
Insanity Defense
Violence and Aggression in Psychiatric Patients
Malpractice, Informed Consent and Antipsychotic Medication
Ethics and Forensic Psychiatry
Development of Forensic Psychiatric Systems of Care
Forensic Psychiatry
