Opinion
Our fascination with medication compliance
Dr. Nicolas Badre urges psychiatrists to reeducate the public about the power – and limitations – of psychotropics.
Opinion
Personality disorders and the court system
As forensic psychiatrists, one of our main roles is to apply the Dusky standard to assess competency. In this regard, multiple times a week, we...
Opinion
Ethics in compulsory treatment of patients with severe mental illness
“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” – Potter Stewart, U.S. Supreme Court JusticeAn...
Opinion
Debunking false claims about mental illness and violence
Why would a woman kill her only child - a son with schizophrenia?
Article
French psychiatrist condemned for society’s deficiency
Decisions on removing patients’ right to freedom can be informed by the mental health perspective but should be left to the courts. Society’s need...