Acute episodes of mental illness temporarily destroy the capacity required to give informed
consent and often prevent people from realizing they are sick, causing them to refuse …

With state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge research, modern medicine offers quality care
for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) defined as bipolar disorder, major …

There can be no doubt that all patients, including patients with severe mental illness, have
the right to participate meaningfully in the course of their treatment, to be free from …

The Executive Board is honored to present Volume 54, Book 4 of the Texas Tech Law
Review. As the flagship journal at the Texas Tech University School of Law, our mission is to …

This thesis investigates connections between psychological trauma, disaster and social
relationships in the context of two sites with recent experience of natural disasters and …

The number of older adults has been steadily increasing into the millions, and among this
population are many older adults who identify as LGBTQ. The sub group of LGBTQ among …

Acute mental illness episodes may temporarily destroy the capacity required to provide
informed consent, prevent individuals from recognizing they are sick, and cause them to …

Forensic science is facing a crisis—one in which DNA profiling is often cited as an exemplar.
One aspect of this crisis concerns the lack of foundational support for many traditional …