Neuroimaging has advanced our understanding of how the living brain operates, providing
structural and functional images of both healthy and diseased brains. This technology …

Important advances in neuroscience and neuroimaging have revolutionized our
understanding of the human brain. Many of these advances provide new evidence regarding …

H practice? Have you wondered whether or when you need to warn a patient, a patient’s
family member, or someone responsible for the patient about his or her use of medication? If …

Moral and legal responsibility is diminished in neuropsychiatric patients who lack the capacity
to use reasoning to determine morally appropriate behavior. Patients with behavioral-…

Montgomery et al. have documented the extent to which jurors apparently do and do not rely
on expert testimony regarding dangerousness and mental illness. This article reviews some …

The authors provide a comprehensive review of the neurobiology of empathy and compare
this with the neurobiology of psychopathic predatory violence—the most extreme deficit of …

A large and growing body of neuroscientific research links brain dysfunction, particularly in
the prefrontal cortex, with impulsive aggression and violence. Evidence for impaired brain …

Medical practice occurs within a legal and regulatory context. This article covers several of
the legal issues that frequently arise in the general medical setting. While this article provides …

Patients in crisis and in jeopardy of harming themselves, others, or both are seen by their
physicians. The internist is in an excellent position to intervene with patients at risk for suicide …

Medications cannot be marketed in the United States without an FDA determination that they
are safe and effective for their intended use. To obtain such certification, pharmaceutical …