METHOD A group of 84 patients were selected for the study; all were inpatients at one of
three university-affiliated hospitals and had been admitted for alcohol detoxification. The …

Objective: To assess the efficacy and tolerability of the 5-HT1A agonist gepirone in extendedrelease
formulation (gepirone-ER) versus placebo in patients with major depressive disorder…

Rapid differentiation of organic brain syndrome (OBS) from functional psychiatric illness can
be difficult when patients come to an emergency department with predominantly psychiatric …

The result of investigations of child abuse and neglect allegations may include the State's
taking action to terminate parental rights (TPR). Though unification is ostensibly the goal in the …

Railroad and subway drivers can experience psychological trauma when trains strike or nearly
miss other trains, motor vehicles, or persons or become instruments of death. Derailments…

The confession of a criminal defendant serves as a prosecutor’s most compelling piece of
evidence during trial. Courts must preserve a defendant’s constitutional right to a fair trial while …

Interest in hoarding behavior has intensified, as it works its way through DSM-V deliberations
and treatment models. Meanwhile, both documentarians and fiction writers have embraced …

Prevailing research indicates that corporal punishment in schools may aggravate the risk of
violence among students. The authors hypothesized that personality characteristics of …

The landmark case Frye v. United States is associated with the general-acceptance standard
for admissibility of scientific evidence. The standard, still the law in some jurisdictions, has …

This 6-day study evaluated the efficacy of equivalent doses of loxapine and thiothixene for
rapid tranquilization of acutely disturbed, psychotic patients. After initial tranquilization with …