Clinical Q&A

Dr Roger McIntyre answers a reader's question. How would you answer? Take the quiz.

Here, Mr Hazelwood answers questions about serial murderers that are commonly posed to him. The term serial murderer (or serial killer) was not even a part of the forensic lexicon until the 1970s . . .

Patients with bipolar disorder need a great deal of information about the illness. Without this education, adherence to your recommendations is uncertain; with it, outcomes will likely be better (and your job easier).

Many adolescents have taken to the Internet to discuss their struggles with psychiatric disorders not ordinarily diagnosed in persons under 18 years old (eg, bipolar disorder).

The usual response is that the new requirements are too "confusing." Here, Dr Knoll offers his suggestions and advice?

Dr McIntyre discusses bipolar disorder and several studies in medical comorbidity in general and more specifically neurological comorbidity.

Dr Fogelson discusses how science has refined research designs to measure the efficacy of psychotropic drugs.

Violence by patients towards staff members is an inherently complex matter for the physically and/or psychologically injured person. An expert in the field of forensic psychiatry answers a reader's question about what clinicians can do in the aftermath of an assault.

FROM PSYCHIATRIC CONGRESS
In a question-and-answer discussion with Dr Resnick, clinicians at Psych Congress gained valuable insight into legalities of psychiatry and how best to treat patients and protect the public (and themselves).

Creative people tend to see the world in novel and unconventional ways, and they often seek out intense and destabilizing experiences. Creative ideas are frequently generated during chaotic mental states characterized by loosening of associations that resemble the psychosis of mania or schizophrenia.