Charletta Dennis, MD, QME
Expert QME, IME & Psychiatric Evaluations for Workers’ Compensation
Dr. Charletta Dennis provides Qualified Medical Evaluations (QME), Independent Medical Evaluations (IME), and expert witness services in forensic and clinical psychiatry, offering objective, evidence-based assessments for legal, workers’ compensation, and personal injury cases.
Get a Professional QME Evaluation for Your Workers' Compensation Case
California Workers’ Compensation psychiatric evaluations, impairment ratings, and causation analysis for work-related psychological injuries.
Objective psychiatric assessment and reporting for disputed psychological injury claims, ensuring defensible and evidence-based opinions.
Comprehensive record review, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in forensic psychiatric and workers’ compensation cases.
Credentials at a Glance
- Board-Certified Psychiatrist & Forensic Psychiatrist
- Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), California
- Extensive Experience in Correctional, Court, and Workers’ Compensation Settings
- Expert in Trauma- and Work-Related Psychiatric Disorders
- Skilled in Competency Evaluations, Competency Restoration, and Involuntary Treatment
- Recognized Author and Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry
Dr. Charletta Dennis maintains an active forensic psychiatric and clinical practice, ensuring her evaluations reflect current standards, evidence-based methods, and real-world psychiatric decision-making.
Medical Doctor (M.D.) – Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 2011
Bachelor of Science, Nursing (B.S.) – University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, 2002
Forensic Psychiatry Fellow – University of Michigan, Center for Forensic Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, MI, 2015–2016
Medical Leadership Fellow – Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, 2013–2015
Psychiatry Resident – Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 2011–2016
Medical Licensure: Michigan, California, North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nevada, Kentucky, Delaware
DEA Registration: Michigan, Wisconsin, Arkansas, California
Board Certifications: Psychiatry & Forensic Psychiatry
Other Certifications: Correctional Health Professionals, Consulting Forensic Examiner
Fellowship training and clinical mentorship through University of Michigan Center for Forensic Psychiatry
Medical leadership and teaching experience via Henry Ford Health System Medical Leadership Fellowship
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)
- National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
- Recognized as “Notable Leader in Behavioral Health” by Crain’s Detroit Business, 2023
- Regular public speaker and on-camera psychiatric expert for ABC, CBS, and FOX TV stations
- Featured psychiatric authority on national true-crime TV shows Fatal Attraction and For My Man
- Author of Anxiety Unmasked During the COVID-19 Pandemic, A Global Mental Health Concern
- Co-author of Clinical Manual of Emergency Psychiatry, Second Edition, Chapter 3: Violence Risk Assessment (revision)
What Sets Us Apart
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Why Choose Me?
With over 14 years of experience in psychiatry and forensic evaluations, I provide thorough, unbiased, and evidence-based QME assessments for workers' compensation cases. My goal is to deliver fair and accurate evaluations to help resolve disputes effectively.
Patient Care Services
Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations
- Competency-to-stand-trial (IST) assessments
- Criminal responsibility evaluations
- Risk assessment
- Workers’ compensation psychiatric evaluations
- Trauma-related psychiatric assessment
PTSD and Trauma-Related Disorders
- Trauma-focused evaluations
- PTSD assessments
- Individualized psychotherapy planning
- Pharmacologic management
- Symptom monitoring
Jail-Based and Correctional Psychiatry
- Direct psychiatric care for incarcerated individuals
- Serious mental illness management
- Co-occurring disorders treatment
- Behavioral and crisis intervention
- Symptom monitoring
Competency Restoration Programs
- Structured IST programs
- Legal competency restoration
- Psychoeducation and therapy integration
- Medication management
- Functional restoration
Involuntary Medication Management
- Evaluation of medical necessity
- Court-approved psychotropic medication administration
- Patient monitoring
- Ethical and safe psychiatric care