The Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Overview
The Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law is a scientific journal, published since 1972 in English. The journal's country of origin is United States.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
Start
1972
End
1996
Frequency
Quarterly
p-ISSN
0091-634X
Country
United States
Language
English
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Kearney A, Gutheil T, Commons M
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):533-46.
PMID: 9001751
This pilot study explores the balancing of conflicting family and forensic commitments among forensic experts. Drawing upon consumer preference theory and behavioral economics, the authors devised an instrument to elicit...
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Greenberg D, Bradford J, Curry S, ORourke A
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):525-32.
PMID: 9001750
Treatment of the paraphilic disorders using behavioral, cognitive, pharmacological, and social interventions has been shown to have limited success with poorly motivated or noncompliant patients. Researchers have speculated on the...
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Greenberg W, Herron R
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):513-24.
PMID: 9001749
Forced antipsychotic medication procedures are generally perceived to be clinically necessary options, albelt violations of individuals' bodies and autonomy. Previous studies have explored forcibly medicated patients' attitudes concerning these procedures,...
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Billick S, Naylor P, Majeske M, Burgert 3rd W, Davis G
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):505-11.
PMID: 9001748
A 15-item questionnaire used to evaluate competency to consent to psychiatric hospitalization was validated using a blind forensic psychiatric interview. The statistical correlation was excellent with p < .001. The...
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Anderson S
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):493-504.
PMID: 9001747
Postconcussional disorder (PCD) has been described in the psychiatric, neurological, neuropsychological, and rehabilitation medicine literature for many years. PCD has recently been introduced into DSM-IV, appearing in an appendix that...
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Eth S, Leong G, Garrick T
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):483-92.
PMID: 9001746
Death awaits all, leaving in its wake relatives and friends affected by the loss of a loved one. Immediately following death, the funeral process begins, resulting in permanent burial in...
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Eisendrath S
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):471-81.
PMID: 9001745
Psychiatrists and other physicians are usually familiar with factitious disorders, but attorneys and judges usually are not. Cases involving factitious disorders may enter the civil legal system in a number...
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Poythress N, Cascardi M, Ritterband L
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):439-52.
PMID: 9001744
Half a decade ago, the Zinermon court announced the need for clinicians to evaluate the competence of people with mental illness to consent to voluntary hospital admission, but the court...
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Ornish S, Mills M, Ornish M
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 1996 Jan;
24(4):453-70.
PMID: 9001743
Prearraignment forensic evaluations are forensic psychiatric evaluations performed on a suspect soon after his or her arrest. In the guise of ethics, the committee members who originated this code have...