Every psychiatrist who treats voluntary inpatients has had or will have patients who leave
the hospital against medical advice (AMA). Studies reveal that between 6 and 35 percent of …

Mandatory outpatient treatment, or outpatient commitment, refers to court-ordered treatment
for patients who suffer from severe mental illness and who are unlikely to be compliant with …

… Gerbasi is in private practice in Davis, CA. This research was conducted as part of a
collaborative effort between Napa State Hospital and the UC Davis School of Medicine, Department …

Background The Supreme Court has twice dealt with involuntary medication in the criminal
justice system. In 1990, the Court decided Washington v. Harper, 13 a case involving …

All states and the District of Columbia have passed sex offender registration and community
notification laws. While the specific provisions of these statutes vary, all have public safety …

In this chapter, the authors discuss the legal issues relevant to correctional mental health care.
In the first section, they outline the constitutional basis of the right to treatment in jails and …

Forensic psychiatrists are frequently called on to evaluate plaintiffs in personal injury litigation.
This litigation includes general tort law involving accidents and other injuries, the law of …

Managed care organizations (MCOs) have become the predominant health care model in
the United States. Through cost containment arrangements with providers, incentives for …

… 1 , Joan B Gerbasi …

Human biology is tightly linked to proteins, yet most measurements do not precisely determine
alternatively spliced sequences or posttranslational modifications. Here, we present the …