Sequestration of Lay Witnesses and Experts

Sequestration of Lay Witnesses and Experts Ralph Slovenko, JD, PhD The rule on sequestration (exclusion) of witnesses is designed to avoid fabrication and collusion and has traditional

  Witnesses, Sequestration, Sequestration of lay witnesses and

Forensic Child Psychiatry: An

Forensic Child Psychiatry: An Elissa P. Benedek, MD Forensic child psychiatry emerged as a subspecialty in the early 1900s. Although there are still few formal training programs, a core curriculum of training …

  Training, Core, Psychiatry, Elissa p, Elissa, Benedek

The Volume and Characteristics of Insanity Defense Pleas ...

Insanity Defense Pleas fendants who were released into the community after trial. Most of the data collection was com- pleted by local researchers who were su-

  Volume, Defense, Characteristics, Insanity, Volume and characteristics of insanity defense

ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY Castration of Sex Offenders ...

Castration of Sex Offenders: Prisoners’ Rights Versus Public Safety Charles L. Scott, MD, and Trent Holmberg, MD Sexual victimization of children and adults is a significant treatment and public policy problem in the United States.

  Analysis, Commentary, Castration, Analysis and commentary castration of

ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY Naked Suicide

Naked suicide can be associated with any method of suicide; however, anecdotal evidence indicates that it occurs more frequently with hanging, over-dose, or drowning, but to a lesser extent in jumping deaths. With the exception of jumping, most naked suicides occur indoors. Naked suicide appears to be less common in sui-cides by gas asphyxiation.

  Suicide, Denka, Naked suicide

Therapists' Obligations to Report Their Patients' Criminal ...

Therapists' Obligations to Report Their Patients' Criminal Acts Paul S. Appelbaum, MD; and Alan Meisel, JD ... to report a past crime should not be a factor in deciding on a course of action. Is a psychotherapist required to report ... defendant took an affirmative step to

  Action, Obligations, Affirmative

DSM-5 and Neurocognitive Disorders

matic brain injuries) has been linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neuropatho-logical finding associated with a dementing condi-tion long known in boxers (dementia pugilistica) and now thought to have affected some professional athletes.4 Changes Introduced by DSM-5 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

  Chronic, Traumatic, Encephalopathy, Neurocognitive, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology

health by applying empirically supported principles of psy-chological assessment, case formulation, therapeutic rela-tionship, and intervention. The report provides a rationale for and expanded discussion of the EBPP policy statement that was developed by the Task Force and adopted as association policy by the APA Council of Representatives

  Association, Chological

APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men

A gender-sensitive treatment, prevention program, or other psy-chological intervention has been adjusted or manipulated to poten-tially be more effective or appropriate for men based on the extant literature. Need for Professional Practice Guidelines for Boys and Men Boys and men have historically been the focus of psychological

  Guidelines, Chological

The Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

showed initial improvements in psy-chological well-being in all three groups of inmates. Most of the improvement occurred between the first and second testing periods and was followed by relative stability. Overall, the researchers found that 20 percent of the study sample improved mental health, and seven percent worsened during the study period.

  Chological

Self-Discrepancy: A Theory Relating Self and Affect

posed that individuals vary widely in the particular types of psy- chological situations available to them; that is, there is a wide variety of personal viewpoints or ways of construing the world (see also Lewin, 1935). But Kelly did not relate different types

  Chological

Measuring the Self-Stigma Associated With Seeking ...

Measuring the Self-Stigma Associated With Seeking Psychological Help David L. Vogel, Nathaniel G. Wade, and Shawn Haake Iowa State University Self-stigma is an important factor in people’s decisions not to engage in therapy.

Depression and Suicide - MED

the Journal of the Japan Medical Association (Vol. 124, No. 1, 2000, pages 59–62). Introduction According to statistics published by the National Police Agency, 31,957 individuals com-mitted suicide in Japan in 2000, a rate of 25.2 per 100,000 population.1) Among the causes of suicide, physical illness was the most common,

  Association, Suicide, Depression, Depression and suicide