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Care of the Mentally Ill in Prisons: Challenges and Solutions

WEBAcute Care Services. Compared with the public, offenders may seem less cooperative, less appealing, and even less “human.” Yet U.S. courts have clearly established that …

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The Criminal Justice Outcomes of Jail Diversion Programs for …

WEBDiversion programs are initiatives in which persons with serious mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system are redirected from traditional criminal …

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Pedophilia and DSM-5: The Importance of Clearly Defining the …

WEBPsychiatric terminology should convey information in as clear and unambiguous a manner as possible. In light of the associated stigma, that is especially …

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DSM-5 and the Assessment of Functioning: The World Health …

WEBThe GAF: What DSM-5 Is Giving Up and Why. First introduced in 1980 for use in DSM-III, the GAF in its final version 3 is a clinician-rated instrument intended to …

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Duty to Warn and Actual Communication

WEBA Duty to Warn Arises When a Threat is Actually Communicated to the Psychiatrist. In Rodriguez v.Lasting Hope Recovery Center, 955 N.W.2d 707 (Neb. …

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Media and Mental Illness in a Post-Truth Era

WEBPsychiatry Reluctant to Engage with Media. Just as we assume that the majority of psychiatrists are proponents of raising the quality of information produced …

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Solitary Confinement and Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons: A …

WEBIn recent years, prison officials have increasingly turned to solitary confinement as a way to manage difficult or dangerous prisoners. Many of the prisoners subjected to isolation, …

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Competency Restoration for Adult Defendants in Different …

WEBSince the early 1960s, requests for evaluations of competency to stand trial for adult criminal defendants have increased from approximately 25,000 to 36,000 …

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Drug Formularies in Correctional Settings Journal of the American

WEBDrug formularies are a key determinant of access by incarcerated patients to psychotropic medications. The National Commission on Correctional Health Care …

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The Right to Bear Arms and Persons with Mental Illness

WEBForfeited Second-Amendment Rights Due to Mental Illness Cannot Be Restored by Passage of Time or Claims of Rehabilitation. In Beers v.Att'y Gen. of U.S., …

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Belonging, Therapeutic Landscapes, and Networks: Implications for

WEBBy Griffith Ezra. New York: Routledge, 2018. 274 pp. $32.68. Why are certain places perceived to be therapeutic, to make people feel better about life, about …

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Contracting for Safety With Patients: Clinical Practice and Forensic

WEBThe contract for safety is a procedure used in the management of suicidal patients and has significant patient care, risk management, and medicolegal implications. We conducted …

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The Mind of the Mass School Shooter Journal of the American …

WEBThe Mind of the Mass School Shooter. The mass school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, coming nearly 10 years after the eerily similar …

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Mental Health Screening and Evaluation Within Prisons

WEB2. Intake mental health screening should take place within seven days of admission to a prison or reception center and consist of a more detailed, thorough, and structured …

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Forensic Psychology: Emerging Topics and Expanding Roles

WEBAlan Goldstein, a Board-certified forensic psychologist on the faculty of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, has collected …

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Commentary: Zoophilia and the Law Journal of the American …

WEBThe article by Holoyda and Newman 1 on zoophilia and bestiality provides an excellent illustration of how the field of forensic psychiatry can provide some illumination …

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When Restoration Fails: One State's Answer to the Dilemma of …

WEBPlugging the Gap. California passed the groundbreaking Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act 6 in 1967. Under this statutory scheme, long-term civil commitment …

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Commentary: The Case of Poliner v. Texas Health Systems

WEBCommentary: The Case of Poliner v. Texas Health Systems Martha Murray, JD Fear of litigious reprisal may deter potential peer reviewers from participation in the medical peer …

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Firearm Restrictions for Individuals Previously Involuntarily …

WEBIn Mai v. United States , 952 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2020), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the federal prohibition on possession of firearms by …

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