Balance and Change in Forensic Psychiatry
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2024 Mar 11;52(1):6-14. doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.230121-23.ABSTRACTThe practice of forensic psychiatry requires balance; the forensic psychiatrist encounters the need for balance routinely and in a variety of areas. Balance is necessary for sound judgment and objectivity when striving for excellence in the field. It is also necessary to effectively balance a career in forensic psychiatry with one's personal life. The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) has stressed the virtue of balance in the preamble of its ethics guidelines, noting the importance of balancing competing obligations to t...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - March 11, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: James L Knoll Source Type: research
Forensic Evaluation of Refugees from Myanmar
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2024 Mar 11;52(1):71-79. doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.230115-23.ABSTRACTForensic evaluators may have little experience and knowledge of the political context of Myanmar, the Burmese people, and the refugee crisis. Oppression of several ethnic minority groups has marked Burmese military rule of Myanmar for several decades. Protracted trauma exposure, both pre- and post-migration, among refugee populations increases the risk for mental health disorders, particularly depression, anxiety, alcohol abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder. These experiences may result in anger and psychiatric manifestations that...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - March 11, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Gangaw Zaw Shoba Sreenivasan Laljit Sidhu Source Type: research
Obstacles in the Field of Sexual Assault Research in Iran
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2024 Mar;52(1):2-5. doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.240003-24.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38467436 | DOI:10.29158/JAAPL.240003-24 (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - March 11, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Seyed Abolfazl Ghoreishi Kimia Bashardoost Nalekiashari Source Type: research
A National Survey of Problem-Solving Court Staff Perceptions of In-Person versus Virtual Hearings
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2024 Mar 11;52(1):15-22. doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.230075-23.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, problem-solving courts adopted virtual hearings. We conducted an online nationwide survey with a convenience sample of court staff to elicit their perceptions of court participants' attendance, engagement, willingness to talk, and ability to form connection with judges during in-person versus virtual hearings. Sign tests compared ordinal ratings for perceptions of court participant outcomes during in-person versus virtual hearing modalities, and for audiovisual technology versus audio-only technology. The ...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - March 11, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Barbara Andraka-Christou Danielle D Atkins M H Clark Brandon Del Pozo Bradley Ray Source Type: research
Locus of Control
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2024 Mar;52(1):90-92. doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.230119-23.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38467445 | DOI:10.29158/JAAPL.230119-23 (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - March 11, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Matthew Robert Dernbach Emily Anne Kiernan Source Type: research
