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Keith Caruso, MD, Psychiatry, Brentwood, TN

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Psychiatry Brentwood, TN

Forensic Psychiatry

Private Practice

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  • Office

    9005 Overlook Blvd
    Brentwood, TN 37027
    Phone+1 615-236-1119
    Fax+1 615-236-1272

Summary

  • Dr. Keith Caruso is a psychiatrist in Brentwood, TN. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in forensic psychiatry having been fellowship trained and board certified.

Education & Training

  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 1996 - 1997
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1994
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1990
  • New York University
    New York UniversityB.A., 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1999 - 2026
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2001 - 2025
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2000 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Forensic Psychiatry
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Psychiatry
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Hogan Award for Navy Psychiatry Research U.S. Navy, 1994
  • Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2012
  • Service Ribbon Fleet Marine Forces, 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Book Review: The Juvenile Sex Offender, 2ndedition  
    Caruso KA, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 1/1/2008
  • On Pain of Death: Forensic Psychiatry and Capital Punishment  
    Akinkunmi AA, Caruso KA, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 1/1/2008
  • Book Review: Infanticide, Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives on Mothers Who Kill  
    Caruso KA, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 1/1/2003
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Transference and Countertransference in Challenged Confessions.
    Caruso KA, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2004
  • Post-conviction competencies in Capital cases and the duty to protect.
    Caruso KA, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2003
  • Challenged Confessions.
    Caruso KA, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2003
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Lectures

  • Substance Abuse and Its Role in Disability: Strategies to Improve RTW. 
    Portland, ME - 1/1/2016
  • Combat-Related PTSD, Homicide and Attempted Suicide-By-Cop. 
    Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2015
  • Criminal defense consulting on defendants with PTSD related to deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
    New York, NY - 1/1/2014
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Other

  • Psychiatric Assistance in Capital Cases: Psychodynamic Formulation. 
    Caruso KA, For the Defense, the Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    1/1/2000

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