Richard Martinez, M.D., Director of Forensic Services

In collaboration with the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC), Denver Health Medical Center offers a one year Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education certified training program for psychiatrists interested in forensic psychiatry sub-specialty training.

Richard Martinez, M.D., is the Director of Forensic Services and Forensic Training Program housed under Behavioral Health Services at Denver Health Medical Center. Residents and fellows from the UCDHSC participate in various clinical activities under the forensic psychiatry program such as: assessing and treating the inmates in Denver City and County Jails, participating in criminal competency and sanity evaluations, guardianship and capacity for medical decision making evaluations, evaluating parents involved in custody disputes, competency for testaments and contracts, and fitness for duty examinations.

Through collaboration with the Colorado Department of Corrections and the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, Colorado, residents and fellows are involved in other aspects of forensic psychiatry. We accept referrals from across Colorado and other states.

The faculty of the forensic psychiatry program includes attorneys, forensic psychiatrists, and child/adolescent psychiatrists.  The forensic program provides psychiatric experts in disputes involving civil, criminal, and administrative law. 

Links to Journals:

Behavioral Sciences and the Law
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (JAAPL)
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (JFPP)
Journal of Forensic Sciences

Other useful links:

The Principles of Medical Ethics with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry
American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles for Psychologists and Code of Conduct