Forensic Psychiatry

Conspiracy theories can lead individuals to engage in criminal and violent behaviors. It is necessary for psychiatrists treating or forensically evaluating individuals with conspiracy theories to be able to correctly identify different forms of belief.

The use of validated and scalable risk prediction tools can potentially improve mental health outcomes.

There are several points along this pathway for a justice involved patient to be intercepted and diverted to mental health treatment.

Learn more about topics of interest in forensic psychiatry in this month's Special Report!

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Is PTSD overdiagnosed?

Upcoming NCCHC conferences provide networking and educational opportunities for psychiatric clinicians working in the correctional setting.

This book presents and analyzes the self-reports of psychopaths. The author shares more on why you need to read it.

Effective coordination of EHR system data between youth justice facilities and reentry programs can play a pivotal role in a youth’s successful reintegration into the community.

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."