forensic psychiatry (field)

Known as: psychiatry forensic, Psychiatry, Forensic, Forensic psychiatry 
Psychiatry in its legal aspects. This includes criminology, penology, commitment of mentally ill, the psychiatrist's role in compensation cases, the… (More)
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2011
2011
Serum factors in older individuals change cellular clock properties.
Human aging is accompanied by dramatic changes in daily sleep-wake behavior: Activity shifts to an earlier phase, and the… (More)
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2010
2010
Trajectories leading to autism spectrum disorders are affected by paternal age: findings from two nationally representative twin studies.
BACKGROUND Despite extensive efforts, the causes of autism remain unknown. Advancing paternal age has been associated with… (More)
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2003
2003
Decreased-Amyloid 1-42 and Increased Tau Levels in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients With Alzheimer Disease
WHILE THE EXACT BIOLOGIcal cascade associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) is only partially understood, many potential biomarkers… (More)
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2002
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2002
Head injury in early adulthood and the lifetime risk of depression.
BACKGROUND Depressive symptoms are common and can be debilitating in the months after head injury. Head injury can also have long… (More)
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2001
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2001
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in New Zealand prisons: a national study.
OBJECTIVE The paper describes the methodologies and results obtained on a large cohort of prison inmates in New Zealand who were… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Study of stalkers.
OBJECTIVE This clinical study ws devised to elucidate the behaviors, motivations, and psychopathology of stalkers. METHOD It… (More)
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1997
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1997
A theory of ethics for forensic psychiatry.
This article offers a justification for a set of principles that constitute the ethical underpinnings of forensic psychiatry… (More)
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1994
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1994
CSF biochemistries, glucose metabolism, and diurnal activity rhythms in alcoholic, violent offenders, fire setters, and healthy volunteers.
BACKGROUND There is an extensive literature describing a central serotonin deficit in alcoholic, impulsive, violent offenders and… (More)
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1984
1984
The ethical boundaries of forensic psychiatry: a view from the ivory tower.
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At a recent meeting of sixty federal judges from around the country, one of the trial judges defined the essence of the… (More)
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1982
Highly Cited
1982
Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry and the Law
Each chapter presents case examples of legal issues that arise in practice, clearly explains the governing legal rules, their… (More)
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