Child abuse is a problem that affects over six million children in the United States each year.
Child neglect accounts for 78 % of those cases. Despite this, the issue of child neglect is still …

Single‐photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging with n‐isopropyl1odoamphetamine
(IMP) was performed on 11 patients with bipolar mania, 21 acute schizophrenics, …

Antisocial behavior is a socially maladaptive and harmful trait to possess. This can be
especially injurious for a child who is raised by a parent with this personality structure. The …

A 17-item competency questionnaire, modified for use with children and adolescents (CQ-ChP),
was used to evaluate competency to consent to hospitalization and treatment in child …

Over the several decades of its existence, brain imaging has moved from the laboratory to
the bedside. Brain imaging now plays a routine role in the diagnosis of many central nervous …

The Mental Alternation Test (MAT) is a bedside test of cognition that was used for the detection
of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related cognitive impairment. It has been shown …

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with [123I] N-isopropyl
iodoamphetamine--[123I] IMP--was used to study regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in 94 …

A 19-item competency questionnaire for pediatric patients (CQ-Peds) was used to evaluate
competency to consent to treatment in pediatric outpatients and inpatients at two university …

It has long been recognized that human beings exposed to severe stress may develop
psychological symptoms. With recent terrorist acts around the world including the New York City …

The Insanity Defense of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity is the defense used by some mentally
disordered defendants who do not have the capacity for understanding right and wrong …