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Mark I. Levy MD Quoted in ABC Health News Story – First Top 10 List for Antidepressants
/in In the News, BlogDoctors Hope to Cut Out the Guesswork in Prescribing Antidepressants by Lauren Cox Mark I. Levy MD was quoted in an ABC Health News Story ABC News Medical Unit. When someone swallows his or her first antidepressant, it may come as a surprise how the psychiatrist chose that particular pill to prescribe: It’s a best […]
Violence Risk Assessment by David Y. Kan, MD
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychiatry, Risk Assessment, ViolenceTo assist with his teaching of psychiatric residents at UCSF School of Medicine, Dr. Kan has prepared the following PowerPoint slide show summarizing many key aspects of violence risk assessment, a critical forensic psychiatric skill. Download David Kan MD Violence Risk Assessment Psych interns 2-5-07
Study Finds Settling Is Better Than Going to Trial
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Civil Litigation, SettlementAugust 8, 2008 Study Finds Settling Is Better Than Going to Trial By JONATHAN D. GLATER Note to victims of accidents, medical malpractice, broken contracts and the like: When you sue, make a deal. That is the clear lesson of a soon-to-be-released study of civil lawsuits that has found that most of the plaintiffs […]
Birth Trauma & PTSD
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Posttraumatic Stress DisorderBirth Trauma: Stress Disorder Afflicts Moms Study Suggests That PTSD May Be More Common Than Previously Believed By RACHEL ZIMMERMAN August 5, 2008; Page D1 Amid the debate over how to effectively manage maternal mental-health disorders, a new type of postpartum illness is gaining attention: post-traumatic-stress disorder due to childbirth. PTSD is most commonly associated […]
PTSD & Sleep
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, SleepSleep is the enemy A former Marine fights nightmares of Iraq by struggling to stay awake. Millions, veteran and civilian, face a nightly battle. By Jia-Rui Chong Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 5, 2008 SAN DIEGO — By the time the sun began to rise one recent Friday over his Mira Mesa neighborhood, Mitch […]
Pentagon spends $300M to study troops’ stress, trauma
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)Pentagon spends $300M to study troops’ stress, trauma By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY The Pentagon is spending an unprecedented $300 million this summer on research for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, offering hope not only for troops but hundreds of thousands of civilians. The money — the most spent in one year on […]
Can Depression Change Your DNA?
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, DepressionCan Depression Change Your DNA? By Psych Central News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on July 31, 2008 Thursday, Jul 31 (Psych Central) — New research points to significant modifications of an important gene that suggests depression may play a role in changing the very makeup of the brain.Researchers at the […]
Meth or Madness? Methamphetamine Use and Mental Illness – by David Y. Kan, MD
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Psychopharmacology, Substance AbuseThis PowerPoint slide show was created by David Y. Kan, MD to accompany a talk he gave to a Substance Abuse Psychiatric Residents’ Seminar at the Ft. Miley VA Medical Center in San Francisco in 2007. Dr. Kan is also a board certified forensic psychiatrist and is Assistant Clincial Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Division of […]
Stalkers: Violence Risk Assessment by David Y. Kan, MD
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Risk Assessment, StalkingDr. David Kan, a forensic psychiatrist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Ft. Miley VA Medical Center, University of California , San Francisco, created this PowerPoint slide presentation on Risk Assessment of Stalkers for a talk he gave on 11-17-04. To download a pdf version of Dr. Kan’s PowerPoint presentation, click here: Download Stalker_Talk_11-17-04.pdf
Best Practices in Veterans’ Psychiatric Care by David Y. Kan MD
/in Articles, Publications & QuotesThis PowerPoint slide presentation illustrates the Best Practices in Psychiatric Medical Care available through the VA system. It is a reflection of the ideas and experience of David Kan MD who oversees substance abuse care at the San Francisco VA Medical Center at Ft. Miley. Dr. Kan is also a board certified forensic psychiatrist and […]
“Proximate Cause” & Scientific Causation
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Causation, Experts, Law of Experts, TestifyingForensic Psychiatrists, Psychologists and all testifying expert physicians are expected to offer their opinions in both civil and criminal matters to the standard of proof of “reasonable medical certainty” (“reasonable medical probability” in California). However, the legal definitions of causation (proximate cause) and the notion of causation from the perspective of behavioral science are not the same, and sometimes actually diverge. This article by Dr. Levy attempts to explain those differences, explicate the potential dilemmas, and suggest some pitfalls for the testifying medical-legal expert to avoid when discussing “causation” in its legal context.
William Daubert v. Merrill Dow
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Kelly/Frye and Daubert, Law of ExpertsThe following is the appellate opinion in Frye v. United States which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, District of Columbia in 1923. Until the Daubert v. Merrill Dow US Supreme Court decision in 1993 and the Daubert standard for expert testimony replaced the Kelly/Frye standard in Federal matters (Frye still remains the standard […]
Frye v. United States
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Kelly/Frye and Daubert, Law of ExpertsThe following is the appellate opinion in Frye v. United States which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, District of Columbia in 1923. Until the Daubert v. Merrill Dow US Supreme Court decision in 1993 and the Daubert standard for expert testimony replaced the Kelly/Frye standard in Federal matters (Frye still remains the standard […]
Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Dependence & Abuse
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Clinical Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology, Substance AbuseThe following are the diagnostic criteria for Alcohol Dependence and Abuse, asscording to the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revised (DSM-IVTR), American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.C. 2000. 303.90 Alcohol Dependence Refer, in addition, to the general text and criteria for Substance Dependence. Physiological dependence on alcohol is indicated by evidence […]
ADA: Mental Illness in the Workplace: Legal and Psychiatric Implications of Mentally Disabled Employees
/in ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Articles, Publications & Quotes, Disability, PsychiatricThis is an original article, published in San Francisco Attorney Magazine (2001) that discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) in relation to protection and accommodation issues for employees with mental disabilities. Download mental_illness_in_workplace.PDF Mental Illness in the Workplace: Legal and Psychiatric Implications of Mentally Disabled […]
The Status of Rorschach in Clinical and Forensic Practice
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Psychological Testing, Rorschach Inkblot TestThe following is an official statement by the Board of Trustees of the Society for Personality Assessment affirming that the Rorschach Inkblot Test possesses reliability and validity similar to that of other generally accepted personality assessment instruments and its responsible use in personality assessment is appropriate and justified (JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT, 85(2), 219-237, copyright […]
Study Indicates Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder May Be More Likely to have Family Members with Anxiety Problems
/in APA (American Psychiatric Association), Articles, Publications & Quotes, Clinical PsychiatryStudy indicates patients with GAD may be more likely to have family members with anxiety problems. MedWire (7/31, Davenport) reported, "Patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are more likely than healthy individuals to have family members with anxiety problems," according to a study published in the May 28 online edition of the Journal of Clinical […]
Alzheimer’s experts disagree on theories underlying drug treatments.
/in Alzheimer's Disease, APA (American Psychiatric Association), Articles, Publications & Quotes, Clinical PsychiatryAPA Headlines August 1, 2008 Alzheimer’s experts disagree on theories underlying drug treatments. The Economist (7/31) reported that experts on Alzheimer’s “disagree fundamentally about what drugs aimed at treating” the disease “should be trying to do.” The dominant “school of thought…argues that the disease wreaks its damage by causing the formation of the plaques” made […]
MCLE Presentation Topics
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Experts, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology, MCLE Presentation TopicsThe following is a list of topics about which fpamed experts can offer educational MCLE presentations: “Heck of a Job!” – The Role of Forensic Psychiatrists and Psychologists in Employment Litigation. Heck of a Job! Understanding & Assessing Emotional Damage Claims in Employment Litigation “Stressing the Point” – Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): What it is […]
“The Last Dance” – PowerPoint Presentation on Issues of Testamentary Capacity & Allegations of Undue Influence in Will Contests
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology, Reference Material, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Will ContestsDownload “The Last Dance” – Issues of Testimentary Capacity & Undue Influence in Will Contests.pdf
Forensic Psychiatric Landmark Cases
/in AAPL (American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law), Articles, Publications & Quotes, Case Law, Forensic Psychiatry, Landmark Cases, Reference MaterialThe American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law (AAPL), a subsidiary professional organization of the American Psychiatric Association, has identified approximately 100 legal cases that it has designated as Landmark Cases for those studying to become proficient in Forensic Psychiatry as well as those studying to take the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology board […]
Liability for the Psychiatrist Expert Witness
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology, Law of Experts, LiabilityProfessor Renee Binder, MD, former Acting Chairman, Department of Psychiatry UCSF, former President American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law and Chief of the Forensic Psychiatric Fellowship Program at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, has written an excellent and comprehensive article discussing the various liabilities that a psychiatrist testifying as a […]
Expert Discovery Provisions in Rule 26, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Law of Experts, Reference MaterialThe following is the text of the parts of Rule 26, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which deal directly with expert discovery, in civil actions: Rule 26. General Provisions Governing Discovery; Duty of Disclosure (a) Required Disclosures; Methods to Discover Additional Matter. * * * (2) Disclosure of Expert Testimony. (A) In addition to the […]
Admissability of Scientific Evidence – Daubert v. Merrell Dow (1993)
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Case Law, Law of Experts, Reference MaterialThe U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Daubert v. Merrell Dow (1993) rejected the Frye test and Frye-plus tests for the admissibility of certain scientific evidence (see admissibility tests lecture). Instead of “general acceptance” in the scientific community, the Daubert test requires an independent judicial assessment of reliability. Among other purposes, the Daubert test is intended […]
Frye v. The United States
/in Articles, Publications & Quotes, Case Law, Law of Experts, Reference MaterialNo. 3968 Court of Appeals of District of Columbia 293 F. 1013; 1923 U.S. App. LEXIS 1712; 54 App. D.C. 46; 34 A.L.R. 145 December 3, 1923, Decided PRIOR HISTORY: [**1] Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. CORE TERMS: blood pressure, deception, systolic, conscious, discovery, scientific principle, expert testimony, scientific, experiments, […]