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Peter Cohen, MD, Psychiatry, Newton, MA

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Psychiatry Newton, MA

Forensic Psychiatry

Peter W. Cohen, MD

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Education & Training

  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 1988 - 1989
  • University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt
    University of Maryland/Sheppard PrattResidency, Psychiatry, 1985 - 1989
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestInternship, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
  • Albany Medical College
    Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1984
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityA.B., History, 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1985 - 1992
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2009
  • Alternate American Psychiatric Association/Mead Johnson Fellowship Program, 1986
  • College Admissions Committee by the Class of 1984, 1983
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Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

  • Treating the Difficult Forensic Client: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations With the Forensic Population
    Cohen, PW, Southeast Area Training Institute, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 6/6/2002
  • Treatment Considerations with a Forensic Population
    Cohen, PW, Tri-City Mental Health and Retardation Center Clinical Training Conference, 12/7/1999
  • Testimony before the Joint Committee on Social Services and Elderly Affairs
    Cohen, PW, Massachusetts State Legislature, 5/1/1997

Lectures

  • Substance Abuse & Forensic Psychiatry and Civil Competency 
    1/1/1989