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Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Psychiatry, 1985 - 1989
  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine
    University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1985
  • Pitzer College
    Pitzer CollegeB.A., Psychology, with Honors, 1978 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • President’s Distinguished Service Award Northern California Psychiatric Society, 2011
  • Honoree, The Best Doctors in America 2007
  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Commentary: Treating Anxiety in the ED in an Age of Anxiety  
    Forster P, Psychiatric Issues in Emergency Care Settings, 1/1/2008
  • Measuring Community Preferences for Public Mental Health Services: Pilot Test of a Mail Survey Method  
    Shumway, M., Unick G., McConnell, W., Catalano, R. & Forster, P, Community Mental Health Journal, 1/1/2004
  • Psychiatric Emergency Services and the System of Care  
    Catalano, R., McConnell, W., Forster, P., McFarland, B., & Thornton, D, Psychiatric Services, 1/1/2003
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Integrating Medical and Psychiatric Emergency Services
    Forster, P, Japanese Association for Emergency Psychiatry, Hiroshima, Japan, 10/1/2006
  • Best Practices in the Preventions of Suicide in a Community Mental Health System
    Forster, P, American Association of Community Psychiatrists, Winter Conference, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2004
  • Successful Transitions from Acute Services to Community Care (Symposium Chairperson)
    Forster, P, American Psychiatric Association –55th Institute on Psychiatric Services, Boston, MA, 10/1/2003
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Lectures

  • DSM-5 Training for Psychiatrists 
    San Francisco, CA - 6/1/2013
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: An Update 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2013
  • Bipolar versus Borderline Personality Disorder 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2012
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Press Mentions

  • High Level Natural Radiation Areas in Kerala: No Evidence of Adverse Health Effects – Analysis
    High Level Natural Radiation Areas in Kerala: No Evidence of Adverse Health Effects – AnalysisApril 9th, 2022
  • Help for Hypersexuality
    Help for HypersexualityJune 2nd, 2021
  • 10 Books About Bipolar Disorder
    10 Books About Bipolar DisorderJanuary 27th, 2021
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Other Languages

  • French

Hospital Affiliations