Forensic Psychiatry

Suicidal individuals with depression likely have diminished capacity to provide informed consent for treatment as well as low perceived need for help.

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the October 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.

Elizabeth Lowenhaupt, MD, CCHP, shares her insights and experiences on correctional psychiatry and juvenile mental health as she looks toward the future of the field.

An estimated 31% of physicians have been sued at some point in their careers. Here's what you need to know.

Is excess imprisonment a uniquely American problem?

From the brain-gut connection to neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms of long COVID, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

An expert shares 7 tips for effectively serving as an expert witness in court.

In need of some late summer reading?

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the July 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.

From noninvasive brain stimulation techniques for catatonia to the concurrent treatment of eating disorders and PTSD, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

"Providers’ lack of knowledge about legal and ethical perspectives and roles regarding TOO can lead to delayed or suboptimal patient care, exposure of hospitals and providers to liability, and exacerbation of provider distress."

Medical board discipline involves more than a hefty penalty or financial settlement. Here's what you need to know.

From obesity and metabolism in first-episode MDD to psychiatrist liability and suicide, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Here’s how tort reform can help improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs.

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the May 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.

An expert discusses how the FBI, mental health clinicians, and other entities can help prevent mass violence at the 2023 APA Annual Meeting.

"CT-R emphasizes the importance of hope while taking it a step further, turning hope into meaningful action and internalizing what success says about a person’s identity, strength, and ability to navigate future challenges."

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the February 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.

“It is of the utmost importance to provide culturally competent forensic psychiatric services that are better suited to the needs of the African American community.”

From noninvasive brain stimulation treatment for acquired brain injury to an update on the prior authorization process, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

"The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act would make it easier for older patients to get care by modernizing the prior authorization process."

From the impact of patients’ overdose deaths on physicians to addressing America’s mental health crisis, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

"All I could think to myself was, 'At least he is safe and will receive treatment in prison—something the community failed to provide him.'"

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the January 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.

From special issues in diagnosing and treating catatonia to helping justice-involved individuals re-enter the community, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

How can recovery-oriented cognitive therapy be a game changer for these individuals?

From a new FDA approval to treating “New Year depression” in patients, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

"Despite many unanswered questions, Daniel M’Naghten is forever remembered as the man who set a lasting legal precedent."

The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law hosted its first in-person meeting in October 2022. Check out these highlights.

"The psychiatrist may be obligated to protect the fetus or warn authorities of the patient’s intent."