Sexual victimization of children and adults is a significant treatment and public policy
problem in the United States. To address increasing concerns regarding sex offender …

Pharmacists constantly face ethical choices--sometimes dramatic matters of life-and-death
decisions, but more often subtle, less conspicuous choices that are nonetheless important …

This handbook is a practical, quick-reference guide to the evaluation and management of
acute psychiatric symptoms seen in emergency departments and inpatient psychiatric and …

Assessing mental competence and capacity is an issue of increasing significance in today's
“age of aging.” It parallels the growth of court challenges to legal and medical competence …

Clinical assessment of mental competence and capacity in older adults, particularly the
capacity to manage one's financial and legal matters, is an issue of increasing significance …

Forensic psychologists often refuse to release evaluation records, especially to the evaluee.
One justification for this practice is based on the ethical positions that the referral source “is …

A special section on adolescent substance abuse highlights Volume 29 of Adolescent
Psychiatry. Contributions range from an examination of brain myelination in relation to onset …

Competency to consent to treatment is an especially critical determination to make in the
field of psychiatry. Psychiatric patients are often capable, despite their illness, of self …

An issue that faces adolescent psychiatrists is the assessment of an adolescent's
competence to consent to treatment. In his seminal article, Dr. Richard Rosner (1999) …

Dual agency or dual role refers to serving as both a treating physician and a forensic
evaluator. Although it is ideal to avoid serving in a dual role, sometimes it is impractical or …