Forensic Psychiatric Services

Meharry Medical College Forensic Psychiatric Services provides comprehensive psychiatric and psychological evaluations that address various medical-psychiatric issues; routinely, those issues appear within a legal forum.

We also offer consultations and training for courts, law firms, and legislatures. Our faculty are fellowship-trained and board-certified in both general and forensic psychiatry; we conduct evaluations on adults, adolescents, children, and families.

Criminal case evaluations for:

Insanity (AKA NGRI or Criminal Responsibility)
Diminished Capacity (AKA Temporary Insanity)
Competency to stand trial
Competency to waive Miranda rights
Mitigation
Jury and Witness Voir Dire

Civil case evaluations for:

Personal injury and psychological autopsy
Workers' compensation and disability determinations
Psychiatric and psychological malpractice
Child sexual abuse
Child custody
Parenting evaluations
Medical Competence

Licensed in the following states:

Alabama
Louisiana
Florida
Tennessee
Texas
Washington, D.C.
Washington State

Contact:
William D. Richie, M.D., F.A.P.A.
Director, Division of Forensic Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences

The Lloyd C. Elam Mental Health Center, 2nd Floor
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr., Blvd
Nashville, Tennessee 37208-3599
Office: 615.327.6606
FAX: 615.327.5661