The Courtroom in Your Head: Psychiatry Evaluates the Sovereign Citizen Movement

Alan W. Newman, MD
Chair • Department of Psychiatry • California Pacific Medical Center

Volunteer Clinical Professor • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• State the minimal criteria to be competent to stand trial
• Describe the belief systems of sovereign citizens
• Distinguish between delusional thinking and delusion-like non-psychotic belief systems

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UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists who participate in this activity.