In civil litigation involving alleged psychiatric injury, emotional distress, cognitive impairment, trauma-related symptoms, or questions of functional capacity, the choice of expert evaluation structure can materially affect the strength and defensibility of the opinions offered. Attorneys often ask whether a case requires a forensic psychiatrist, a forensic psychologist, or both. In many matters, the most rigorous approach is neither an isolated psychiatric interview nor standalone psychological testing, but a coordinated two-part independent medical examination in which the psychologist performs formal testing and the forensic psychiatrist integrates those data into the ultimate opinions responding to the legal referral questions.
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When a plaintiff firm takes on a mass tort case involving psychiatric or psychological harm, the evidentiary demands are different from anything in single-plaintiff litigation. Scale changes everything. This post explains how forensic psychiatric and psychological expert witnesses conduct assessments of emotional damages claims in multi-plaintiff cases, what attorneys need to plan for, and why engaging forensic psychiatric and psychological experts early will significantly help plaintiff or defense counsel manage the damages claims in complex litigation.
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Often times, mental health symptoms are underrecognized and misunderstood. Forensic psychiatrists use careful evaluation methods to examine mental health symptoms as a complex puzzle that is composed of various biological, developmental, social, and psychological factors. These factors can affect the way an individual adapts to stress, both in terms of their emotions and their behavior. When we analyze a suicide from a forensic perspective, we seek to understand what happened—factually, psychologically, and systemically.
Violence and murder have their roots in biological, psychological, and sociological factors. This article will focus on one specific element of the biological aspects of violence and murder; specifically; neurological and neuropsychological aspects.
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Every day, hundreds of Americans are affected by sexual violence. The general public’s growing awareness of sexual misconduct has piqued public interest. In this commentary, Dr. Amanie Salem, fpamed expert, and her co-author, Dr. William Newman, explores novel perspectives on sexual offending, and why learning more about the rates and patterns of sexual misconduct in various populations is important.
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Functional neurological disorders (FND) and somatization are common in clinical practice and medicolegal settings. These conditions are frequently disabling and, if arising following an accident, may lead to claims for legal compensation or occupational disability (such as social security disability insurance). However, distinguishing FND and somatization from symptoms that are intentionally produced (i.e., malingered or factitious) may pose a major forensic psychiatric challenge. In this article, we describe how somatoform disorders and FND lie along a spectrum of abnormal illness‐related behaviors, including factitious disorder, compensation neurosis, and malingering. We provide a systematic approach to the forensic assessment of FND and conclude by describing common litigation scenarios in which FND may be at issue. Forensic testimony may play an important role in the resolution of such cases.
Many jails and prisons in the United States do not have enough mental health professionals (MHPs) to meet the mental health needs of the people incarcerated in these facilities. This article examines strategies used to address MHP shortages in U.S. jails and prisons, including compensation incentives, telemental health services, interdisciplinary health care, flexible work schedules, and training rotations in correctional settings. These measures may help alleviate some of the shortages of MHPs in correctional facilities; however, these shortages will likely persist without broader policy reforms that decrease the size of U.S. correctional pop- ulations or increase the number of MHPs across the country.
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Many jails and prisons in the United States do not have enough mental health professionals (MHPs) to meet the mental health needs of the people incarcerated in these facilities. This article examines strategies used to address MHP shortages in U.S. jails and prisons, including compensation incentives, telemental health services, interdisciplinary health care, flexible work schedules, and training rotations in correctional settings. These measures may help alleviate some of the shortages of MHPs in correctional facilities; however, these shortages will likely persist without broader policy reforms that decrease the size of U.S. correctional pop- ulations or increase the number of MHPs across the country.
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Mentally ill and emotionally disturbed offenders comprise a significant group of those whose criminal conduct has brought them into the criminal justice system. This is a worldwide phenomenon. However, it may be even more pronounced in the United States Criminal Justice System.
Chapter 15 from Forensic Psychology: Crime, Justice, law, Interventions, Fourth Edition explores the history and caselaw as well as describes the forensic mental health assessment of criminal responsibility, and in particular – the not guilty by reason of insanity defence in criminal cases. Particularly, the mental illness defence is explored through examination of case law and case studies from the United States in which the author, John Matthew Fabian, has been involved.
Adolescents are increasingly exposed to Internet-facilitated crime as they spend more time online. The mental health risks and legal consequences for youth involved in cyberstalking are growing areas of concern. The nature of online stalking presents several challenges regarding investigation, fair adjudication, fact-finding, and legislation. Laws governing online stalking behaviors inconsistently reference the age of a victim or perpetrator as a factor for consideration in case disposition. During adjudication, the forensic psychiatrist may be asked to evaluate the victim or perpetrator involved in cyberstalking. This article focuses on the current legal landscape governing cyberstalking behavior involving adolescents, the roles a forensic psychiatrist may assume in this context, and the opportunity to bring a developmental perspective to these cases. Paul Elizondo, DO, Dale E. McNiel, PhD, and Rene´e Binder, MD
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, trainees have experienced a variety of changes to trainee program policies and guidelines. Overall, poor communication and trainee dissatisfaction with departmental response correlated with concern of infection and anxiety/burnout. Insights garnered from this study could provide scaffolding for the best practices to reduce trainee physician anxiety/burnout for the […]
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‘Hysteria’ is a historical term that encompasses several modern-day neuropsychiatric conditions. The chronicle of this illness is fraught with prejudice from the time of its inception through subsequent adaptations. Relics of cultural misconceptions have been carried forward into contemporary correlates of the illness. The consequences of these follies in present-day are best understood through a […]
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Involuntary hospitalization has been a fundamental function of psychiatric care for mentally ill persons in the USA for centuries. Procedural and judicial practices of inpatient psychiatric treatment and civil commitment in the USA have served as a by-product of socio-political pressures that demanded constant reform throughout history. The origin of modern commitment laws can best […]
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On the evening of May 9, 1991, a postdoctoral fellow named Kenneth Kwong ran a new MRI sequence at Massachusetts General Hospital and, remarkably, “saw a bright blob coming out of the visual cortex” (1). This experiment—the first to use blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in a human subject—led to a […]
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The practice of involuntary psychiatric commitment is central to the acute treatment of persons with severe mental illness and others in psychiatric crisis. Deciding whether a patient should be admitted involuntarily requires weighing respect for autonomy against beneficence, considering the clinical needs of the patient, and navigating ambiguous legal standards. The relative dearth of information […]
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Catatonia can be described structurally as a motor dysregulation syndrome with a concomitant behavioral component. However, despite its initial recognition nearly 150 years ago, the exact pathophysiological causes underlying this syndrome are still somewhat unknown and are potentially variable. This report reviews a case of a patient with multiple catatonic episodes precipitated by the use […]
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The findings of this review suggest that significant suicide predictors both common and unique to those established for suicide in the general population exist and can be utilised in a clinically meaningful way, despite the difficulties inherent in studying this population.KEY POINTSThe risk of suicide after psychiatric hospitalisation is high.Factors that predict suicide after psychiatric […]
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Pseudologia fantastica (PF), also known as mythomania or pathologic lying, is a well-known yet controversial phenomenon in psychiatry. There is no firm conceptualization of PF, nor are there any widely accepted diagnostic criteria for PF. The condition may be related to low self-esteem, and it shows some overlap with narcissistic personality disorder and other Diagnostic […]
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Since its inception more than 100 years ago, theories and techniques of psychotherapy have experienced tremendous growth and diversification. There has been a gradual increase in our knowledge of aging as well as in our experience conducting psychotherapy with older adults. Although the core principles of psychotherapy are mostly similar to those pertaining to younger […]
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We truly live in the golden age of neuroscience. Advances in technology over the past 20 years have given modern neuro-researchers tools of unprecedented power to probe the workings of the most complex machine in the universe (as far as we know).
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James A. Armontrout, MD, John Torous, MD, Marsha Cohen, JD, Dale E. McNiel, PhD, and Renée Binder, MD — The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law — In recent years, the availability of software that is targeted toward the general public and designed to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of […]
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This report describes a student-run psychiatry clinic with a dual mission of education and service, and the challenges associated with these sometimes competing goals. This clinic serves a vital need within our community and may be an example of the role that student-run clinics can have in fostering interdisciplinary care, psychiatric recruitment, and training for […]
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The following article from the newspaper of the American Psychiatric Association is a follow up on previous blog posts on this fpamed.com site concerning the GermanWings crash, pilot depression and cockpit screening for potentially dangerous signs of mental illness. From the American Psychiatric Association’s PsychiatricNews: by Aaron Levin, 07 May 2015 No evaluation process is […]
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The Role of Forensic Psychological Testing in Psychiatric IMEs in Civil Litigation
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic PsychologyIn civil litigation involving alleged psychiatric injury, emotional distress, cognitive impairment, trauma-related symptoms, or questions of functional capacity, the choice of expert evaluation structure can materially affect the strength and defensibility of the opinions offered. Attorneys often ask whether a case requires a forensic psychiatrist, a forensic psychologist, or both. In many matters, the most rigorous approach is neither an isolated psychiatric interview nor standalone psychological testing, but a coordinated two-part independent medical examination in which the psychologist performs formal testing and the forensic psychiatrist integrates those data into the ultimate opinions responding to the legal referral questions.
How to Use a Forensic Psychiatrist Expert Witness in Mass Tort Litigation: Lessons from Multi-Plaintiff Cases
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology, Litigation, Mass Torts, Multi-Plaintiff LitigationWhen a plaintiff firm takes on a mass tort case involving psychiatric or psychological harm, the evidentiary demands are different from anything in single-plaintiff litigation. Scale changes everything. This post explains how forensic psychiatric and psychological expert witnesses conduct assessments of emotional damages claims in multi-plaintiff cases, what attorneys need to plan for, and why engaging forensic psychiatric and psychological experts early will significantly help plaintiff or defense counsel manage the damages claims in complex litigation.
The Cost of Unseen Suffering: Concealed Suffering and Suicidality
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, SuicideOften times, mental health symptoms are underrecognized and misunderstood. Forensic psychiatrists use careful evaluation methods to examine mental health symptoms as a complex puzzle that is composed of various biological, developmental, social, and psychological factors. These factors can affect the way an individual adapts to stress, both in terms of their emotions and their behavior. When we analyze a suicide from a forensic perspective, we seek to understand what happened—factually, psychologically, and systemically.
Neuropsychological and neurological correlates in violent and homicidal offenders: A legal and neuroscience perspective
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychology, Neuroscience, Newsletters, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)Violence and murder have their roots in biological, psychological, and sociological factors. This article will focus on one specific element of the biological aspects of violence and murder; specifically; neurological and neuropsychological aspects.
Older Sex Offenders: Expanding the Interface Between Geriatric and Forensic Psychiatry
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic PsychiatryEvery day, hundreds of Americans are affected by sexual violence. The general public’s growing awareness of sexual misconduct has piqued public interest. In this commentary, Dr. Amanie Salem, fpamed expert, and her co-author, Dr. William Newman, explores novel perspectives on sexual offending, and why learning more about the rates and patterns of sexual misconduct in various populations is important.
Forensic assessment of somatoform and functional neurological disorders
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic PsychiatryFunctional neurological disorders (FND) and somatization are common in clinical practice and medicolegal settings. These conditions are frequently disabling and, if arising following an accident, may lead to claims for legal compensation or occupational disability (such as social security disability insurance). However, distinguishing FND and somatization from symptoms that are intentionally produced (i.e., malingered or factitious) may pose a major forensic psychiatric challenge. In this article, we describe how somatoform disorders and FND lie along a spectrum of abnormal illness‐related behaviors, including factitious disorder, compensation neurosis, and malingering. We provide a systematic approach to the forensic assessment of FND and conclude by describing common litigation scenarios in which FND may be at issue. Forensic testimony may play an important role in the resolution of such cases.
The Role of the Child Psychiatrist in Court Cases Involving Child Victims of Sexual Assault
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychiatry, Mental Health, Sexual AbuseMany jails and prisons in the United States do not have enough mental health professionals (MHPs) to meet the mental health needs of the people incarcerated in these facilities. This article examines strategies used to address MHP shortages in U.S. jails and prisons, including compensation incentives, telemental health services, interdisciplinary health care, flexible work schedules, and training rotations in correctional settings. These measures may help alleviate some of the shortages of MHPs in correctional facilities; however, these shortages will likely persist without broader policy reforms that decrease the size of U.S. correctional pop- ulations or increase the number of MHPs across the country.
Addressing Shortages of Mental Health Professionals in U.S. Jails and Prisons
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Mental HealthMany jails and prisons in the United States do not have enough mental health professionals (MHPs) to meet the mental health needs of the people incarcerated in these facilities. This article examines strategies used to address MHP shortages in U.S. jails and prisons, including compensation incentives, telemental health services, interdisciplinary health care, flexible work schedules, and training rotations in correctional settings. These measures may help alleviate some of the shortages of MHPs in correctional facilities; however, these shortages will likely persist without broader policy reforms that decrease the size of U.S. correctional pop- ulations or increase the number of MHPs across the country.
A “What, When, Who, Where, Why, and How” Guide to Forensic Psychiatric Consultation in Criminal Mitigation
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Criminal Law & Mental Illness, Forensic PsychiatryMentally ill and emotionally disturbed offenders comprise a significant group of those whose criminal conduct has brought them into the criminal justice system. This is a worldwide phenomenon. However, it may be even more pronounced in the United States Criminal Justice System.
Criminal Responsibility and Legal Insanity
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Criminal Law & Mental Illness, Forensic Psychology, InsanityChapter 15 from Forensic Psychology: Crime, Justice, law, Interventions, Fourth Edition explores the history and caselaw as well as describes the forensic mental health assessment of criminal responsibility, and in particular – the not guilty by reason of insanity defence in criminal cases. Particularly, the mental illness defence is explored through examination of case law and case studies from the United States in which the author, John Matthew Fabian, has been involved.
A Review of Statutes and the Role of the Forensic Psychiatrist in Cyberstalking Involving Youth
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychiatry, StalkingAdolescents are increasingly exposed to Internet-facilitated crime as they spend more time online. The mental health risks and legal consequences for youth involved in cyberstalking are growing areas of concern. The nature of online stalking presents several challenges regarding investigation, fair adjudication, fact-finding, and legislation. Laws governing online stalking behaviors inconsistently reference the age of a victim or perpetrator as a factor for consideration in case disposition. During adjudication, the forensic psychiatrist may be asked to evaluate the victim or perpetrator involved in cyberstalking. This article focuses on the current legal landscape governing cyberstalking behavior involving adolescents, the roles a forensic psychiatrist may assume in this context, and the opportunity to bring a developmental perspective to these cases. Paul Elizondo, DO, Dale E. McNiel, PhD, and Rene´e Binder, MD
Response of US psychiatric programs to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on trainees
/in Articles, Publications & QuotesSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, trainees have experienced a variety of changes to trainee program policies and guidelines. Overall, poor communication and trainee dissatisfaction with departmental response correlated with concern of infection and anxiety/burnout. Insights garnered from this study could provide scaffolding for the best practices to reduce trainee physician anxiety/burnout for the […]
Pharaohs, philosophers, and Freud—Tracing bias in modern correlates of hysteria.
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes‘Hysteria’ is a historical term that encompasses several modern-day neuropsychiatric conditions. The chronicle of this illness is fraught with prejudice from the time of its inception through subsequent adaptations. Relics of cultural misconceptions have been carried forward into contemporary correlates of the illness. The consequences of these follies in present-day are best understood through a […]
Do no harm in due process – a historical analysis of social determinates of institutionalization in the USA
/in Articles, Publications & QuotesInvoluntary hospitalization has been a fundamental function of psychiatric care for mentally ill persons in the USA for centuries. Procedural and judicial practices of inpatient psychiatric treatment and civil commitment in the USA have served as a by-product of socio-political pressures that demanded constant reform throughout history. The origin of modern commitment laws can best […]
fMRI in the Courtroom: A (Very Brief) Overview
/in Articles, Publications & QuotesOn the evening of May 9, 1991, a postdoctoral fellow named Kenneth Kwong ran a new MRI sequence at Massachusetts General Hospital and, remarkably, “saw a bright blob coming out of the visual cortex” (1). This experiment—the first to use blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in a human subject—led to a […]
Effects of temporary psychiatric holds on length of stay and readmission risk among persons admitted for psychotic disorders
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, PsychosisThe practice of involuntary psychiatric commitment is central to the acute treatment of persons with severe mental illness and others in psychiatric crisis. Deciding whether a patient should be admitted involuntarily requires weighing respect for autonomy against beneficence, considering the clinical needs of the patient, and navigating ambiguous legal standards. The relative dearth of information […]
A Case of Biopharmaceutical-Induced Catatonia and the Implication of a Novel Mechanism
/in Articles, Publications & QuotesCatatonia can be described structurally as a motor dysregulation syndrome with a concomitant behavioral component. However, despite its initial recognition nearly 150 years ago, the exact pathophysiological causes underlying this syndrome are still somewhat unknown and are potentially variable. This report reviews a case of a patient with multiple catatonic episodes precipitated by the use […]
Risk of suicide after discharge from inpatient psychiatric care: a systematic review
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, SuicideThe findings of this review suggest that significant suicide predictors both common and unique to those established for suicide in the general population exist and can be utilised in a clinically meaningful way, despite the difficulties inherent in studying this population.KEY POINTSThe risk of suicide after psychiatric hospitalisation is high.Factors that predict suicide after psychiatric […]
Pseudologia Fantastica: An Elaborate Tale of Combat-related PTSD
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Posttraumatic Stress DisorderPseudologia fantastica (PF), also known as mythomania or pathologic lying, is a well-known yet controversial phenomenon in psychiatry. There is no firm conceptualization of PF, nor are there any widely accepted diagnostic criteria for PF. The condition may be related to low self-esteem, and it shows some overlap with narcissistic personality disorder and other Diagnostic […]
Indications for Psychotherapy in Adults in Later Life
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, PsychotherapySince its inception more than 100 years ago, theories and techniques of psychotherapy have experienced tremendous growth and diversification. There has been a gradual increase in our knowledge of aging as well as in our experience conducting psychotherapy with older adults. Although the core principles of psychotherapy are mostly similar to those pertaining to younger […]
What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Answer | Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
/in AAPL (American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law), Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychiatry, Neurocognition, Neuroscience, PsychopathyWe truly live in the golden age of neuroscience. Advances in technology over the past 20 years have given modern neuro-researchers tools of unprecedented power to probe the workings of the most complex machine in the universe (as far as we know).
Current Regulation of Mobile Mental Health Applications
/in News, Articles, Publications & QuotesJames A. Armontrout, MD, John Torous, MD, Marsha Cohen, JD, Dale E. McNiel, PhD, and Renée Binder, MD — The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law — In recent years, the availability of software that is targeted toward the general public and designed to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of […]
6-13-18 NARTC Webinar – mTBI Claims in Litigation
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, TelepsychiatryTopics To Be Covered: 1. Asessing Emotional Disorders 1. Definitions – what is a TBI? – what makes a mild TBI “mild?” 2. 3-legged stool assessment: neurology, neuropsychology & psychiatry. 3. Neurology – Imaging Studies and Structural Assessment. • MRI. • DTI. • Tractography. 4. Problems with correlating imaging studies with mTBI studies. 5. Neuropsychology […]
A Medical Student-Run Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic: One Institution’s Experience
/in Articles, Publications & QuotesThis report describes a student-run psychiatry clinic with a dual mission of education and service, and the challenges associated with these sometimes competing goals. This clinic serves a vital need within our community and may be an example of the role that student-run clinics can have in fostering interdisciplinary care, psychiatric recruitment, and training for […]
Vetting System for Pilots May Lessen Chances of Germanwings Repeat
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Aviation, Dangerousness to Self or Others, Fitness for Duty Exams, Murder, NewsThe following article from the newspaper of the American Psychiatric Association is a follow up on previous blog posts on this fpamed.com site concerning the GermanWings crash, pilot depression and cockpit screening for potentially dangerous signs of mental illness. From the American Psychiatric Association’s PsychiatricNews: by Aaron Levin, 07 May 2015 No evaluation process is […]