Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2009;37(4):552-5.
This commentary is dedicated to the memory of Peter J. Batten, MD. He was a public health physician, a psychiatrist, and a medical examiner who spent his entire career in Salem, the capital of the State of Oregon. Salem was a unique place to work because, early in the history of Oregon, the state elected to build all of its original public institutions in the environs of the city. As the county medical examiner, Dr. Batten reviewed all questionable deaths that occurred within the county and in particular within the public institutions. Many of his findings were subsequently published, and these reports influenced the direction of mental health policy in these same institutions. He also used his position as county medical examiner to examine deaths in road rage incidents and those occurring at railroad crossings in Salem. The commentary also emphasizes the benefits of collaboration within the forensic sciences.
这篇评论是为纪念彼得·J·巴顿（Peter J. Batten）医学博士而作。他是一名公共卫生医师、精神科医生和法医，他的整个职业生涯都在俄勒冈州首府塞勒姆度过。塞勒姆是一个工作的独特之地，因为在俄勒冈州的早期历史中，该州选择在城市周边建造所有最初的公共机构。作为县法医，巴顿博士审查了该县内发生的所有可疑死亡事件，特别是在公共机构内发生的死亡事件。他的许多发现随后都发表了，这些报告影响了这些相同机构的心理健康政策方向。他还利用自己作为县法医的职位，审查了塞勒姆的路怒事件和铁路道口发生的死亡事件。评论还强调了法医学科内部合作的好处。
