A 33-year-old male homosexual AIDS patient was initially admitted to a psychiatric hospital
for treatment of a manic episode. Over a 2-month hospitalization, the patient developed …

Objective: The purpose of this article is to discuss the interface between judicial discipline
and behavioral science in the context of substance-related disorders. Method: We review the …

Persons with positive HIV appear to have the same right to confidentiality as other medical
psychiatric patients. The ethical and legal duties of practitioners who learn that their HIV …

In a study of a group of violent patients in a psychiatric hospital setting it was found that
there are two different types, each with its own characteristic range of behavior and certain …

The landmark cases on the “duty to warn” concept are reviewed. Two trends are noted in
the court rulings. The first trend narrowly interprets the duty to warn as applying only to …

A review of court rulings on psychotherapists reveals that: privilege of communication may be
overruled; lawsuits may be brought against psychiatrists because they were unable to curb …

In deciding a landmark child sexual abuse case, the US Supreme Court broke new ground
in addressing the unique needs and qualities of child witnesses. The Court unanimously …

The evolving American family presents new psycholegal dilemmas. Recently many publicized
landmark cases have involved custody disputes in which settlements turn on the genetic …

The arguments for and against mental health professionals' participation in death penalty
proceedings are presented against the background of US Supreme Court decisions which …

In deciding seven recent landmark child abuse cases, the US Supreme Court has addressed
and sought to balance the inherent conflict between the constitutional rights of the …