Rahn Kennedy Bailey, M. D., is a dual board certified forensic psychiatrist. He completed his general psychiatric training at the University of Texas Medical School in June 1994. Thereafter, Dr. Bailey completed his forensic psychiatric fellowship at Yale University in June 1995. He became board certified in generalpsychiatry in March 1998. In April 1999, he achieved board certification in Forensic Psychiatry. Prior to that Dr. Bailey served as tenure track professor on the medical faculty of Louisiana State University in New Orleans. He has clinical appointments at Tulane and Baylor Colleges of Medicine.
Dr. Bailey was the Psychiatry Section Chairman of the NMA from 2002-2006. In addition, he is a member of the Administrative Council of the American Academy of Psychiatry and law (AAPL). From 1998-2000, he served as the Corporate Medical Director of Continuum Healthcare, Inc. In that capacity, he managed the clinical responsibilities.
Dr. Bailey is staff physician at Clear Lake Regional Hospital. He is the Medical Director/CEO of Bailey Psychiatric, Forensic Associates, and Research Institute. He oversees the clinical and forensic responsibilities of one physician, and three therapists. In addition, Dr. Bailey is the Principal Investigator for a research study. In the past, he has been a Principal Investigator for other clinical research studies. In addition, he is the Chairperson for the Katrina Response Effort of the National Medical Association. In that capacity, Dr. Bailey leads teams of physician’s in treating the mental health needs of those displaced by the hurricanes
He is a national forensic expert, who has testified and participated in both civil, racial discrimination, and criminal cases both locally and nationally. Of particular note, he is a psychiatrist for the State of Texas who performs the Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) evaluations. He administers evaluations and provides treatment for the United States and Texas Rehabilitation Commission. Also, he I an expert for the Federal Social Security Office of Disability Hearings and Appeals. He has been qualified an expert and testified in five states (Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Indiana, and Connecticut). He has written and lectured on various forensic topic including Confidentiality, Insanity Defense, and Ethnic Differences in Psychopharmacology, Competency and medical Student Education. In addition, he has written various articles on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Offenders, Ethics in Forensic Practice, Juvenile Crime, Capital Punishment, Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment and Efficacy, Cocaine Dependence and Clinical Treatment, and Stalking.
Dr. Bailey has been featured live on MSNBC Television, as well as on Cable Network News (CNN), and on local TV/Radio discussing Psychiatric Treatment, the Insanity defense and Violent Criminal Behavior. Dr. Bailey is currently the host of "Good Psychiatry is Good Medicine", a weekly radio program on Voice America Internet Radio.
