William T. Carpenter

William T. Carpenter
NationalityAmerican
EducationWofford College
Wake Forest University
University of Rochester
Occupation(s)Psychiatrist
Clinician-Scientist
Known forResearch on Schizophrenia
Expert witness in the John W. Hinckley trial for attempted assassination of President Reagan

William T. Carpenter is an American psychiatrist, a pioneer in the fields of psychiatry and pharmacology who served as an expert witness in the John W. Hinckley trial for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. His primary professional interest is in severe mental illness, especially schizophrenia, to the prevention and treatment of which he has made significant contributions in psychopathology, assessment methodology, testing of new treatments, and research ethics.

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