Predicting who will be violent nearly impossible
                   
thesouthern.com     May 17, 2008          

BY SCOTT FITZGERALD, The Southern CARBONDALE - In fact, violence prediction should be eliminated all together, said Douglas Mossman, professor and director of the Division of Forensic Psychiatry at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and administrative director of the Glenn... [read full story]                

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Tattoo link to personality disorder in criminals

sundayherald.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

CERTAIN CRIMINALS with tattoos are more likely to suffer from anti-social personality disorder (ASPD), new research from the US has revealed. A study of forensic psychiatric patients in Michigan - half of whom were deemed unfit...                

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Investigations Continue into Psychiatrists-Big Pharm Ties

newsinferno.com     5 hrs ago          

Dr. Martin Keller, head of psychiatry at Brown University, is likely to be the next target in ongoing congressional investigations into the often too-friendly relationship between some doctors and pharmaceutical companies....                

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Psychiatrists say Batman movie is not for children

ksl.com     14 hrs ago          

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is weighing in on the Batman box office smash, The Dark Knight. While it's drawn rave reviews from almost every major critic across the country, psychiatrists worry about...                

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Compulsive shopping: the next mental illness?

honoluluadvertiser.com     yesterday          

By Melissa Healy Los Angeles Times There is little doubt that compulsive shopping can cause severe impairment and distress — two key criteria for formal recognition as a mental disorder. But the rest remains up for grabs: Is...                

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