Viagra Enhances PPG results (go figure)
This article is free online until 12/31/2010 (following the linked title), though the abstact tells the story. Nathan J. Kolla, MD, MA, MSc, Philip E. Klassen, MD, Michael E. Kuban, MSc, Thomas Blak, BA and Ray Blanchard, PhD, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Sildenafil in Phallometric Testing, J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 38:4:502-511 (2010). Not all […]
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist
Encounters behind bars between Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering and an American doctor 65 years ago raise questions about responsibility, allegiance and the nature of evil Excerpt from Scientific American Mind: January 2011: “In the aftermath of World War II, American psychiatrist Douglas M. Kelley worked closely with captured Nazis as their general physician and […]
Sex Offender Age and Recidivistic Risk Estimates
Up until now actuarial risk indicators for sexual violence using static indicators have not typically taken age of the offender into account. The big guys (Harris, Rice, & Quinsey) using the VRAG and SORAG explicitly resisted the idea, stating that adding age does not improve prediction, all though there is a lot of support for the […]
PTSD and Malingering: Practice Pointers
There appears to be a dramatic split among mental health professionals who write primarily from a treatment or plaintiff perspective and those who take a more skeptical approach. This article by Steve Rubenzer reviews recent developments in the assessment of malingering, including symptom validity measures, and applies them to the assessment of PTSD. Recommendations for current practice are provided.