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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 …

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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Psychiatric Disorders, Military Misconduct, and Discharge …

WebFor three years, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has issued rulings in Manker v. Spencer and Kennedy v. Esper to certify veterans as a legal …

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Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Treatment Settings: …

WebChanging federal regulations, civil rights and malpractice cases, and new treatment methods have influenced the use of restraint and seclusion (R&S) in inpatient …

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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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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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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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The Mind of the Mass School Shooter Journal of the …

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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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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Forensic Services, Public Mental Health Policy, and …

WebHigh-quality forensic evaluations can be critical for criminal cases brought before the court. In addition, forensic practitioners and mental health and forensic …

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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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Preserving Immunity for Reporters of Medical Child Abuse

WebAll American jurisdictions have laws protecting children from abuse and neglect. Mandated reporters, including health professionals, whether their suspicions …

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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 contributions from …

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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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Effectiveness of Police Crisis Intervention Training Programs

WebApproximately 1,000 people in the United States were fatally shot by police officers during 2018, and people with mental illness were involved in approximately 25 …

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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 a …

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Prohibition of Persons With Mental Illness From Gun Ownership …

WebThe U.S. Supreme Court's Heller and McDonald decisions are the most important legal affirmations of the right of U.S. citizens to possess and bear firearms …

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Right to Refuse Treatment: Impact of Rivers v. Katz

WebRight to Refuse Treatment: Impact of Rivers v. Katz J. Richard Ciccone, MD; John F. Tokoli, JD, MD; Colleen D. Clements, PhD; and Thomas E. Gift, MD This article examines the …

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AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Assessment

Web3. Quality Improvement in Forensic Practice. Several studies and articles have assessed the quality of forensic psychology and psychiatry practice. 10, –, 16 A review of …

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