Lying and deception are behaviors that have been studied and discussed extensively in the
scientific, philosophical and legal communities for centuries. The purpose of this article is to …

Inmates represent a vulnerable population with increased rates of trauma and posttraumatic
stress disorder ( PTSD ). However, little is known about the rates of trauma and PTSD …

Objective: New York City’s (NYC) Correctional Health Services has introduced specialized
treatment units for patients with serious mental illness in the NYC jail system. With …

Objective In New York City, individuals gravely disabled by substance use disorders repeatedly
present to emergency rooms yet rarely remain in treatment for more than several days …

Delusions of parasitosis, though uncommon, are an important cause of distress for affected
patients and frequently of frustration for their physicians. They occur primarily in middle-aged …

An in vivo injection of 3 H-estradiol to an ovariectomized mouse resulted in the appearance
of two increases of nuclear receptor: the first at 1 hr and the second occurring at …

Ms. A is a 23-year-old artist and food services worker with a history of bipolar 1 disorder. She
was admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility following a three-week history of unusual …

Mental health courts (MHCs) were designed to address the high rates of incarcerated
individuals with serious mental illness in the United States by providing mental health treatment …

A growing number of individuals with mental illness are receiving psychiatric treatment in
the criminal justice system. However, mental health problems facing individuals immediately …

To begin, such issues of professional ethics must be distinguished from other categories or
social control, such as the law and legal issues–criminal and civil regulation of the profession …