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Books and Chapters
- Thomas, C.R., Kraus, L.J. “Public Policy Implications of Research on Aggression and Antisocial Behavior”, The Origins of Antisocial Behavior. Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Galatzer-Levy, R., Kraus, L., Galatzer-Levy, J., The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions. Cambridge Press, 2009.
- Kessler, C., Kraus, L, The Mental Health Needs of Young Offenders. Cambridge Press, 2007.
- Geraghty, R., Kraus, L, Fink, P, “Assessing children’s competence to stand trial and to waive Miranda rights: new directions for legal and medical decision-making in juvenile courts” in The Mental Health Needs of Young Offenders. Cambridge Press, 2007.
- Kraus L, Sobel, H, “Post-adjudicatory assessment of youth” in The Mental Health Needs of Young Offenders. Cambridge Press, 2007.
- Galatzer-Levy, R., Kraus, L.J., eds, The Scientific Study of Child Custody Decisions, Wiley Press, 1999.
- Kraus, L, “Understanding the Relationship between Children and Caregivers” in The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions, Wiley Press, Ed. Galatzer-Levy R. and Kraus, L 1999.
- Leventhal, B. Kelman, J., Galatzer-Levy, R., Kraus, L., “Divorce, Custody, and Visitation in Mid-Childhood” in The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions, Wiley Press, Ed. Galatzer-Levy R. and Kraus, L 1999.
- Kraus, L.J., Trivedi, H.K. “Adjudicated Youth: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America” in Clinics Review Articles Volume 25. Elsevier, 2016.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- 1988 Practice Parameter for “Child and Adolescent Forensic Evaluations,” Kraus, L, JAACAP, Vol 50, No.12, Dec. 2011 pp1299-1312.
- Geraghty, T.F., Kraus, L, “Treating the Mentally-Ill Offender: The Challenge of Creating an Effective, Safe and Just System,” The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Northwestern University School of Law 89 (1) Fall, 1998.
- von Planta, M., Gluldipati, R., Weil, M.H., Kraus, L.J., Rackow, E., "Bicarbonate and Tromethamine (Tham) Buffers Fail to Improve Resuscitability During Porcine C.P.R.," Federation Proceedings 46 (4), 1145, 1987
- von Planta, M, Gudipati, R., Weil, M.H., Kraus, L.J., Rackow, E., "Effects of Tromethamine and Sodium Bicarbonate Buffers During Cardiac Resuscitation," Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 28, 594-599, 1987
Other Publications
- Kraus, L., Arroyo, W. “Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform, Second Edition,” American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Committee on Juvenile Justice Reform. October 2005.
- Kraus, L, Arroyo, W. Editors, “Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform,” Monograph, October 2001, American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- Kraus, L. “Standards for Juvenile Detention and Confinement Facilities,” Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform, Monograph, October 2001.
- Kraus, L. “Females in the Juvenile Justice System,” Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform, Monograph, October 2001.
- Kraus, L, Morris R. “Seclusion and Restraint Standards in Juvenile Corrections,” Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform, Monograph, October 2001.
- Kraus, L, “Tackling Juvenile Justice,” AACAP News, Volume 31, Issue 2, March/April 2000, pp. 75-76.
Presentations
- American Psychiatric Association, “Children & Adolescents In Juvenile Detention,” October 7, 2018
- Harvard University Conference, "Behind Bars: Health and Human Rights in U.S. Prisons" November 28, 2017
- AACAP 64th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. October 23-28, 2017
- Keynote Speaker, Eugene J-M.A. Thonar, PhD, Award Presentation, RUSH University Medical Center, October 14, 2014
- Grand Rounds, RUSH University Medical Center, “Psychiatric Malpractice: Dos and Don’ts.” May 21, 2014
- Chair, AACAP Douglas B. Hansen, MD 39th Annual Review Course in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry, Westin Chicago River North, Chicago, IL, March 22-23, 2014.
- Autism, Behavioral Challenges and Complex Medical Needs (ABC) Conference, “Making Systems Work Across the Lifespan for Children with Special Needs,” Treatment and Advocacy for the Autistic Teen as they Transition into Adulthood, Kraus, LJ, Palos Hills, IL November 22, 2013.
- Illinois State Board of Education, Kraus, LJ, Keynote Speaker, “The Complexity of Diagnosis and Behavior of Students Placed Residentially.” November 7, 2013.
- Illinois State Board of Education, Kraus, LJ, “Juvenile Justice, Social Maladjustment and Associated Mental Health Disorder: How do we educate this difficult population and what do we do when they get out?“ November 7, 2013.
- 7th Congress of Asian Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Allied Professions and 12th Biennial Conference of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health; Kraus, LJ., Chair, “Cyberage and Child Mental Health.” September 26, 2013, New Delhi, India.
- 12th Biennial Conference of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health; Kraus, LJ., Chair, “Role in the Changing Landscape of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health,” September 25, 2013, New Delhi, India.
- 12th Biennial Conference of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Kraus, LJ., “DSM-V: Implications for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,” September 25, 2013, New Delhi, India.
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, “Cutting Edge Child Custody Symposium,” Professional Training and Requirements, June 21, 2013.
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, “Cutting Edge Child Custody Symposium,” Point and Counterpoint: Adoption of Custody Evaluation Standards, June 21, 2013.
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting Workshop; “A Career in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: From a Developmental Perspective.” San Francisco, CA May 22, 2013.
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Collaboration with the National Center for Youth in Custody “The Impact of Isolation Practices in Confinement Facilities,” National Webinar, April 3, 2013.
- 19th Judicial Circuit Child Representative/Guardian ad Litem Training, “Psychology of Child Development and Age Appropriate Visitation.” College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois, September 12, 2012.
- Abraxas Education Forums; “The Role of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Public and Private Special Education.” Woodridge, IL March 30, 2012.
- Learning Disabilities Association of America, 49th International Conference, “Dissecting a Bully: Interventions for the Bullied.” February 22-25, 2012, Chicago, IL.
- APA Annual Meeting, “Wayward Youth Revisited,” May 17, 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- APA Annual Meeting, “Teen Bullying,” May 17, 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- ISBA Chicago Regional Meeting (Effective Advocacy for Juveniles with Mental Health Needs) “Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Health in the Juvenile Justice System,” May 11, 2011.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 57th Annual Meeting, “Variations in State Decisions on Custody,” October 29, 2010, NY, NY.
- AACAP 57th Annual Meeting, “Role of the Expert in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Malpractice” October 29, 2010, NY, NY.
- AACAP 57th Annual Meeting, “Advocacy for Children with Autism: How to Find the Right Services,” October 29, 2010, NY, NY.
- ISBA Family Law Section, Springfield, IL. “Custody Evaluations When Children Have Major Psychiatric Disorders,” October15, 2010.
- ISBA Family Law Section, Chicago, IL. “Custody Evaluations When Children Have Major Psychiatric Disorders,” September 23, 2010.
- DePaul University College of Law, “Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial and Understand Miranda,” April 11, 2009.
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Attorney Education in Child Custody and Visitation Matters, “Factoring a Child’s Development into Custody and Visitation” November 21, 2008.
- AACAP Members Forum, Practice Parameter for Child and Adolescent Forensic Evaluations, October 31, 2008.
- 55th Annual AACAP Meeting Chicago, “The Role of the Child Psychiatrist in Juvenile Competency” October 30, 2008.
- Rush University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, “Perspectives on Delinquency, Past and Present,” August 12, 2008.
- American Medical Association (AMA), “How has science impacted juvenile justice regarding competency, waiver hearings, adjudications, dispositions, and treatment (psychopharmacology)”. Annual Meeting, Washington DC, July 2008.
- Spring Midwest American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) Meeting, Chicago, IL, “Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial and Understand Miranda,” Louis J. Kraus, MD, April 21, 2007.
- National APA Meeting in San Diego, “Workshop on Juvenile Justice Presentation on Child Competency to Stand Trial and Understand Miranda." May 2007.
- 53rd Annual American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, “The Psychiatrist’s Role in Child Custody: A Mock Hearing,” Louis J. Kraus, MD, October 28, 2006.
- Rush University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, “Capital Punishment for Teenagers – The Recent Supreme Court Decision Roper v Simmons: Discussion and Forensic Application of Current Neuroimaging Research on Teenagers," April 20, 2005.
- Cambridge Hospital, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, “Juvenile Delinquency,” September 2004
- AACAP National Meeting, San Francisco – Symposium – “Addressing the Needs of Behavior Disordered Children Within the School System,” San Francisco, CA, October 25, 2002.
- University of Chicago – Workshop “Early Onset Bipolar Disorder,” December 14, 2001.
- Juvenile Justice Reform – Media Workshop, National AACAP meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 2001.
- Hephzibah Children’s Association – Workshop “Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications,” September 28, 2001
- A&E Television Broadcast on “Shattered Innocence - Fells Acres Abuse Case,” August 8, 2001
- 15th Annual Statewide Forensic Conference, October 16-17, 2000 Loyola University Chicago, Illinois Department of Human Services
- Speaking engagements at parent groups, managed care meetings, University of Chicago, the Department of Corrections and Probation
- Media interviews on television, radio and in newspapers and various publications.
- American Psychiatric Association – “Littleton – One Year Later, The Assessment of the Potentially Violent Child Within The School System,” May 15, 2000.
- Institute of Psychoanalysis, Conference on Youth and Violence, “Diagnosis and Treatment of Delinquents in a Maximum Security Youth Center,” May 12, 2000
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare – Pediatric Grand Rounds, “Connections Program – Development of a Community-Based Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program,” May 2, 2000.
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare – Pediatric Grand Rounds, “ADHD, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment” April 4, 2000.
- New Trier High School – Peer Helping, “Adolescent Youth Violence,” March 2, 2000.
- Response Center, Skokie, IL, “Adolescent School Violence,” February 16, 2000.
- Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, “Physical, Mental and Emotional Abuse in Custody Cases,” February 14, 2000.
- Cook County Public Guardian’s Office, “Domestic Violence and How It Affects Children,” January 31, 2000.
- Illinois Psychological Association, “Assessment of Violence in Children and Adolescents," November 11, 1999.
- New Trier Township, “School Violence - Treatment and Community Intervention,” May 12, 1999.
- Shand Morahan Worksite Lunch Program, “Signs of ADD/ADHD and Possible Treatment,” April 21, 1999.
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Health Watch Program, “Childhood Attention Deficit Disorder: Treatment Options,” April 7, 1999.
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Department of Psychiatry, Professional Conferences, “School Violence,” April 6, 1999.
- The Warren Wright Adolescent Center, Stone Institute of Psychiatry, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, “Violence in Schools,” November 6, 1998.
- Institute for Women’s Health, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare “Helping Kids Cope with Divorce,” October 1998.
- Illinois Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, “Juvenile Transfer Hearings – The Psychiatric Evaluation,” October 1998.
- APA Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, “Treatment of Severe Delinquents in a Maximum Security Youth Center,” June 1998.
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Pediatric Lecture Series, “The Continuum of Behavior Disorders,” April 1998.
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Department of Psychiatry, Professional Conferences, “Transfer Hearings in Juvenile Court: Evaluation of Behavior Disordered Youth,” January 1998.
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Department of Psychiatry, Professional Conferences, “The Use of Attachment Theory in Custody Evaluations,” January 1998.
- Juvenile Justice Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, "Psychiatric Assessments in Juvenile Justice Cases," June 1997.
- Chicago Bar Association-Juvenile Law Committee, "Utilizing Psychiatric Evaluations In Juvenile Justice Cases: Transfer And Dispositional Hearings," February 1997.
- Genesis Schools/Illinois Association of Counsel for Children, "Helping Incarcerated Youth Overcome Delinquency and Mental Illness," December 1996.
- University of Chicago, Laboratory School Lower School Parents Association Lecture Series, "Is My Child's Behavior Normal?" November 1995.
- CAUSES - Illinois Masonic Hospital, "Attachment Theory In The Use Of Bonding Evaluations," September 1995.
- Illinois Probation and Court Services 1995 Annual Spring Conference, "Kids Killing Kids," March 1995.
- Grand Rounds: Columbus Hospital Department of Pediatrics. "Delinquency, Etiology and Intervention," July 1994.
- Cook County Juvenile Court, Office of the Public Guardian. "Munchausen By Proxy," July 1994.
- Columbus Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, “Delinquency, Risk Factors, and Interventions," July 1994.
- International Correctional Education Association Conference, Chicago " Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder," May 1993.
- The American Psychoanalytic Association National Conference, New York, "Attachment Theory - Forensic Implications for Best Interest of the Child," December 1993.
- Poster Presentation: APA Meeting, Washington, DC "Monitoring Resident Supervision in Times of Change," May 1992.
- The University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, "Effects of Tham and NaHCO3 on Acid Base Balance During CPR," 1984
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Publications
- Kimchi EZ. Capacity and Decision Making. In: Steinberg M and Rosenberg PB, eds. Depression and Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2017:Chapter 9
- Kimchi EZ: Decision Making Capacity. In Depression and Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients. Edited by Steinberg M and Rosenberg PB. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Kimchi EZ, Lyketsos CG: Management of Agitation in Dementia. In Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8th Edition. Edited by Halter, J, Ouslander, J, High, K, et al. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2016.
- Kimchi EZ, Lyketsos CG: Dementia and mild neurocognitive disorders, in The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, 5th Edition. Edited by Steffens DC, Blazer DG, Thakur ME. Arlington, VA, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2015, pp 177-242.
- Kimchi EZ, Desai AK, Grossberg GT. New Alzheimer’s Disease Guidelines: Implications for Clinicians. Current Psychiatry. 2012 March; 11(3):15-20.
- Kimchi E. Reactions to At-Home Voluntary Counseling and Rapid HIV Testing in Rural Malawi, 2006. Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP). http://www.malawi.pop.upenn.edu/. Updated September 1, 2006. Accessed September 7, 2006.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Kimchi EZ Desi AK, Grossberg GT. New Alzheimer’s Disease Guidelines: Implications for Clinicians. Current Psychiatry. 2012 March; 11(3):15-20
- Kimchi EZ Sewell DD, Dolin G, Karlawish J: You let My Mother Do What?! Sexual Intimacy and Decision-Making Capacity in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 2016 March; 24(3), Supplement, pp S35-S36
Invited Presentations
- 2014 Invited Lecturer, West Coast Geriatrics Fellow’ Most Difficult Case National Teleconference
- 2015 Dementia and Alzheimer’s Caregiver Education Series at the Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center of JHBMC. Talk entitled: “Caregiving’s Aftermath”
- 2015 Neuropsychiatry Grand Grounds at Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD. Talk entitled “Can the Patient Decide. Assessing Decision Making Capacity in Adults”
- 2015 Memory Disorders Clinic at Integrace Copper Ridge, Sykesville, MD. Talk entitled “Can the Resident Decide. Assessing Decision Making Capacity in Adults”
- 2016 Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center Workshop on the Challenges in Determining Capacity and Competency in the Older Adult, Easton, MD. Talk entitled: “Can the Patient Decide: Assessing Decision Making Capacity in Adults”
- 2016 MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD. Talked entitled “Decisional Capacity”
- 2016 Maryland Legal Aid’s Elder Law Task Force Training Seminar on Capacity and the Ethics of Third Party Decision Making, Columbia, MD. Talk entitled: “Behavioral Health and Medical Decision Making”
- 2018 Invited Speaker, Jewish Chaplains group of Chicago. Talk entitled: “Assessing Decision Making Capacity in Older Adults”
- 2018 Gerontology Grand Rounds at RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Talk entitled: “Can the Patient Decide? Assessing Decision Making Capacity in Older Adults”
- 2018 Psychiatry Grand Rounds at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago, IL. Talk entitled: “You Let My Mother Do What? Sexual Intimacy in the Nursing Home"
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