JosephVPennMDCCHP FAPA

Psychiatry • Conroe, TX

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry

Director, Mental Health Services, UTMB Correctional Managed Care, Clinical Professor, UTMB

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Office
200 River Pointe Drive
Ste 200
Conroe, TX 77304
Phone+1 936-494-4184

Fax+1 936-494-4195
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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 1998 - 1999
Brown UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996 - 1998
Butler Hospital/Brown UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1996
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1999 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2013 - 2018
RI State Medical License 1993 - 2008
MA State Medical License 1999 - 2007
CT State Medical License 1998 - 1999
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prescribing Psychotropic Medications for Justice-Involved Juveniles.
Anthony Tamburello, Joseph Penn, Rosa Negron-Muñoz, Kristopher Kaliebe> ;Journal of Correctional Health Care. 2023 Apr 1
3 citations
The changing epidemiology of HIV in the criminal justice system.
Jacques Baillargeon, John Pulvino, Jane E Leonardson, Lannette Linthicum, Brie Williams, Joseph V. Penn, Robert S Williams, Gwen Baillargeon, Owen J. Murray> ;International Journal of STD & AIDS. 2017 Apr 27
6 citations
Psychoactive Medication Misadventuring in Correctional Health Care.
Jerry McKee, Joseph V. Penn, Angela Koranek> ;Journal of Correctional Health Care. 2014 Jun 16
33 citations
Bupropion diversion and misuse in the correctional facility.
Wanda T. Hilliard, Linda Barloon, Philip Farley, Joseph V. Penn, Angela Koranek> ;Journal of Correctional Health Care. 2013 Jul 1
26 citations
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the Texas juvenile correctional system.
Amy Jo Harzke, Jacques Baillargeon, Gwen Baillargeon, Judith Henry, Rene L. Olvera, Ohiana Torrealday, Joseph V. Penn, Rajendra Parikh> ;Journal of Correctional Health Care. 2012 Apr 1
62 citations
Addressing the Challenge of Community Reentry Among Released Inmates with Serious Mental Illness
Jacques Baillargeon, Stephen K. Hoge, Joseph V. Penn> ;American Journal of Community Psychology. 2010 Dec 1
10 citations
Disparities in justice and care: persons with severe mental illnesses in the U.S. immigration detention system.
Kristen C. Ochoa, Gregory L. Pleasants, Joseph V. Penn, David C. Stone> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2010 Sep 1
92 citations
Risk of reincarceration among prisoners with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders
Jacques Baillargeon, Joseph V. Penn, Kevin Knight, Amy Jo Harzke, Gwen Baillargeon, Emilie A. Becker> ;Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 2010 Jul 1
24 citations
Contracting for Safety With Patients: Clinical Practice and Forensic Implications
Keelin A. Garvey, Joseph V. Penn, Angela L Campbell, Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Anthony Spirito> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2009 Sep 1
86 citations
Psychiatric disorders and suicide in the nation's largest state prison system
Jacques Baillargeon, Joseph V. Penn, Christopher R. Thomas, Jeffrey Temple, Gwen Baillargeon, Owen J. Murray> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2009 Jun 1
315 citations
Psychiatric Disorders and Repeat Incarcerations: The Revolving Prison Door
Jacques Baillargeon, Ingrid A. Binswanger, Joseph V. Penn, Brie Williams, Owen J. Murray> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2009 Jan 1
A Test of Problem Behavior and Self-Medication Theories in Incarcerated Adolescent Males.
Esposito-Smythers, C., Penn, J.V., Stein, L.R., Lacher-Katz, M., Spirito, A.> ;J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2008 Aug 1
1 citations
Psychotropic Medications in Incarcerated Juveniles: Overprescribed or Underprescribed?
Joseph V. Penn> ;Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008 Mar 1
3 citations
An overview of juveniles and school violence.
Shigeyuki Murakami, Nancy Rappaport, Joseph V. Penn> ;The Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2006 Sep 1
3 citations
Recent changes in prescriptions for antipsychotics in children and adolescents.
Elisa F Cascade, Amir H Kalali, Joseph V Penn, David Feifel> ;Psychiatry. 2006 Sep 1
1 citations
Mental health care in juvenile detention facilities: a review.
Joseph V. Penn, Christopher R. Thomas> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2006 Jan 1
4 citations
Use of the adolescent SASSI in a juvenile correctional setting
Lynda A. R. Stein, Rebecca Lebeau-Craven, Rosemarie A. Martin, Suzanne M. Colby, Nancy P. Barnett, Charles Golembeske, Joseph V. Penn> ;Assessment. 2005 Dec 1
47 citations
Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of youth in juvenile detention and correctional facilities.
Joseph V. Penn, Christopher R. Thomas> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2005 Oct 1
1 citations
Child and adolescent forensic psychiatry in Rhode Island.
Joseph V. Penn> ;Medicine and Health, Rhode Island. 2005 Sep 1
8 citations
Pediatric psychotropic polypharmacy.
Mark R. Zonfrillo, Joseph V Penn, Henrietta L Leonard> ;Psychiatry. 2005 Aug 1
2 citations
Juvenile Correctional Workers' Perceptions of Suicide Risk Factors and Mental Health Issues of Incarcerated Juveniles.
Joseph V. Penn, Christianne L. Esposito, Lynda A. R. Stein, Molly Lacher-Katz, Anthony Spirito> ;Journal of Correctional Health Care. 2005 Jul 1
104 citations
Suicide Attempts and Self-Mutilative Behavior in a Juvenile Correctional Facility
Joseph V. Penn, Christianne L. Esposito, Leah E. Schaeffer, Gregory K. Fritz, Anthony Spirito> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2003 Jul 1
19 citations
Juvenile justice mental health services.
Christopher R. Thomas, Joseph V. Penn> ;Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2002 Oct 1
BOOK REVIEWS.
Casoli-Reardon, M., Penn, J.V.> ;J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2001 Aug
25 citations
Recognition and treatment of depressive disorders by internal medicine attendings and housestaff
Joseph V. Penn, Robert J. Boland, James R. McCartney, Robert Kohn, Trudy Mulvey> ;General Hospital Psychiatry. 1997 May 1
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Press Mentions

OU Health Sciences Center Holds Bridges to Access Conference on Health Care in Justice SystemFebruary 13th, 2023
Marketing Psychiatric Drugs to Jailers and JudgesDecember 31st, 2019
Solitary Confinement Worsens Mental Illness. A Texas Prison Program Meant to Help Can Feel Just as IsolatingApril 23rd, 2019
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Professional Memberships

American Psychiatric Association - APA
Fellow
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - AACAP
Member
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - AAPL
Member
American Association for Physician Leadership - AAPL
Member
American College of Psychiatrists
Member

Other Languages

Spanish