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William Bernet, MD, Psychiatry, Nashville, TN

WilliamBernetMD

Psychiatry Nashville, TN

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry

Professor Emeritus, Vanderbilt University

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  • Office

    3601 21st Ave S
    Nashville, TN 37232
    Phone+1 615-322-3000

Summary

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Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1970 - 1972
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1968 - 1970
  • Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1967
  • Holy Cross College
    Holy Cross CollegeB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1959 - 1963

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1988 - 2023
  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 1989 - 1994
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1972 - 1988
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Designated Professor Emeritus Vanderbilt University, 2012
  • Kennedy Center Scholar John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, 2002
  • Teaching Award Vanderbilt Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program, 2001
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Family Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate  
    Bernet W, Journal of Forensic Science, 1/1/2019
  • An Objective Measure of Splitting in Parental Alienation: The Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire  
    Bernet, W., Gregory, N., Reay, K. M., Rohner R. P, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1/1/2018
  • Author's Response  
    Bernet W, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

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Other

  • Origin and History of My Interest in Parental Alienation 
    Bernet W, Interpersonal Acceptance
    1/1/2017
  • "Parental alienation" not tolerated 
    Bocott, J., Bernet, W, Omaha World-Herald
    1/1/2016
  • Parental Alienation: Orphan Diagnosis Looking for a Good Home 
    Bernet W, AACAP Life Member Owl Newsletter
    1/1/2014
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Authored Content

  • Parental Alienation Study GroupSeptember 2019