RichardAlfredScarnatiDO

Psychiatry • Columbus, OH

Forensic Psychiatry

OUHCOM Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Forensic Psychiatry

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Office
1301 N High St
Columbus, OH 43201
Phone+1 614-299-6600

Fax+1 614-299-6715

Education & Training

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1979
Metro Child & Adolescent ServicesInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern UniversityClass of 1976
Chicago State UniversityNo Degree, Special Education, 1971
California State CollegeM.A., Health and Safety, 1967 - 1969
University of PittsburghB.S., Physical Therapy, 1963 - 1966

Certifications & Licensure

IL State License 1998 - Present
OH State License 1979 - 2026
FL State License 1982 - 2025
IN State License 1991 - 2025
MD State License 1976 - 2025
TX State License 1993 - 2025
CA State License 1969 - 2024
PA State License 1982 - 2024
VA State License 1978 - 2024
WI State License 1970 - 1971
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

International Book Award USA Book News, 2013
International Who’s Who in Poetry Award International Open Amateur Poetry Contest, 2012
Medical Science Award of Excellence ABI American Biographical Institute, Inc, 2011
"Best Books 2011" Award USA Book News, 2011
Man of the Year in Medicine and Healthcare ABI American Biographical Institute, Inc, 2010
Doctors of Excellence International Association Of Health Care Professionals, 2009
Certificate of Appreciation: 15 Year Employee North Central Mental Health Services, 2007
Employee of the Month North Central Mental Health Services, 2005
Certificate of Appreciation: 10 Year Employee North Central Mental Health Services, 2002
Staff Award for Outstanding Services North Central Mental Health Services, 1993, 1995, 1998-2000
Second Prize for Special Category-Student Medical Writing Contest Editorial Department of the American Osteopathic Association, 1976
First Prize in Essay Category-Student Medical Writing Contest Editorial Department of the American Osteopathic Association, 1975
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
An Outline of Hazardous Side Effects of Ritalin (Methylphenidate)
Richard Scarnati
The International Journal of the Addictions. 1986-07-01

Journal Articles

Columbus chapter honors Justice Evelyn Stratton
Scarnati RA, OPPA-INSIGHT MATTERS, 1/1/2007
Prison Psychiatrist's Role In a Residential Treatment Unit of Dangerous Psychiatric Inmates
Scarnati RA, Forensic Reports, 1/1/1992
Most_x001E_Violent Psychiatric Inmates Desire to Study and Learn
Scarnati RA, Forensic Reports, 1/1/1992
Religious Beliefs and Practices Among Most Dangerous Psychiatric Inmates
Scarnati, Rick, Mark A. Madry, Alfreda Wise, Henry D. Moore, Jr., Mark C. Schmieder, and Matthew L. Stephens, Forensic Reports, 1/1/1991
Unanesthetized Circumcision: A Case for Child Abuse?
Scarnati RA, Journal of the American College of Neuropsychiatrists, 1/1/1990
Questions Regarding the Forcible Administration of Psychotropic Drugs to Treat Mentally Ill Inmates in a Non_x001E_emergency Situation
Scarnati RA, Osteopathic Medical News, 1/1/1989
Provocative Concerns Regarding the Use of a Stun Gun
Scarnati RA, Journal of the American College of Neuropsychiatrists, 1/1/1988
Editor's Page, (Comments on involuntary outpatient treatment for offenders)
Nashel, Howard, and Richard Alfred Scarnati, The Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 1/1/1987
Human Rights: A Responsibility of Osteopathic Physicians
Scarnati RA, Journal of the American College of Neuropsychiatrists, 1/1/1987
DSM_x001E_III and DSM_x001E_III_x001E_R: Critical Analysis of Axis IV: Severity of Psychosocial Stressors
Scarnati RA, Osteopathic Annals, 1/1/1987
A Consideration of the Hazards Involved in the Use of the Polygraph
Scarnati RA, Journal of the American College of Neuropsychiatrists, 1/1/1987
Medical and Psychiatric Consequences of the Use of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Scarnati RA, Osteopathic Medical News, 1/1/1987
Biblical Prophesy and Nuclear War
Scarnati RA, Christian News, 1/6/1986
Medication and Psychotherapy
Scarnati RA, The Psychiatric Times, 1/1/1986
Most_x001E_Violent Psychiatric inmates and Neuroleptics
Scarnati RA, The Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 1/1/1986
An Outline of Hazardous Side Effects of Ritalin (Methylphenidate)
Scarnati RA, The International Journal of the Addictions, 1/1/1986
Critical Issues for Consideration in Prescribing Benzodiazepines
Scarnati RA, Osteopathic Annals, 1/1/1985
The Medical and Psychological Aspects of Nuclear War
Scarnati RA, Buckeye Osteopathic Physician, 1/1/1985
Ethical Considerations in the Use of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Challenge as a Predictor of Relapse in Schizophrenia
Scarnati, Richard A., Howard M. Nashel, and Gerald N. Epstein, The Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 1/1/1984
The Use of Lithium Carbonate in Heroin Withdrawal: A Case Report
Scarnati RA, The Journal of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, 1/1/1984
L-Tryptophan A "Natural" for Inducing Sleep
Scarnati RA, The Journal of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, 1/1/1983
The Discovery of Hell by a Prison Psychiatrist: A Tragic Satire of the Prison System
Scarnati RA, The Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 1/1/1983
Gluzman
Scarnati RA, Psychiatric News, 1/18/1980
The Prostitution of Forensic Psychiatry in the Soviet Union
Scarnati RA, The Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 1/1/1980
Transcendental Meditation: A Case Report of a Physician's Response, to Transcendental Meditation
Scarnati RA, The Christian News, 1/20/1979
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