April 7th 2025
Female offenders in the criminal justice system are more likely to have experienced trauma and are more likely to be diagnosed with conditions such as PTSD and depression compared with male offenders.
Mini Quiz: Psychiatric Emergency Assessment of Youths
December 3rd 2015Nearly half of children who present to emergency departments with self-harm receive no mental health assessment. What are the essential elements needed to interview children and adolescents in the context of a psychiatric emergency?
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Working With Law Enforcement to Provide Health Care for the Acute Mentally Ill
November 30th 2015Jails have a much higher percentage of homeless mentally ill than does the general community, and those with psychiatric disorders (eg, schizophrenia) must often fend for themselves. Here are some solutions.
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The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency: A Public Health Challenge
November 30th 2015Currently, 1 in 15 youths undergoing psychiatric evaluation in the emergency department is restrained. This article covers diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that can reduce fear and put the young patient on a path to recovery.
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Challenges in Assessing and Managing Malingering, Factitious Disorder, and Related Somatic Disorders
October 30th 2015Reporting of symptoms that are beyond available medical evidence is a central feature of malingering and related conditions, making the clinical differentiation of these disorders a challenge.
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Immigration and Post-Adolescent Psychology of Young Terrorists
July 30th 2015Radicalization by Norwegian converts to the Prophet’s Ummah produced massive and terrible social consequences. The explanations offered may be pertinent to the current attraction that ISIS offers for too many young persons in many countries of the civilized world.
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