"There has been a recent increase in the fraction of U.S. adults who have serious psychological distress and who receive mental health treatment," Dr. Mark Olfson said.
“Serious psychological distress imposes a substantial health burden through adverse effects on daily functioning and general health,” Dr. Mark Olfson said.
“There has been a consensus that to take an embryo with altered genes and put it in a woman to create a child is just beyond the pale in terms of what’s morally acceptable,” said Dr. Robert Klitzman.
TThe take-home message isn’t necessarily new but is important: autism spectrum disorder is a common condition that merits screening and early treatment,” said Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele.
"Their symptoms could include delusions, thoughts that other people are conspiring against them," said Dr. Paul Appelbaum. If they act out, they may provoke other prisoners into attacking them.
Dr. Arthur Robin Williams says some insurance plans require doctors to mail or fax drug-testing results to prove the patient is free of other drugs before starting the patient on Suboxone.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman has seen a couple of cases that “could not be explained in terms of normal human physiology or natural laws.”
“It is often not easy for hospital staff who see themselves as helpers of their patients to move into a very different role of complainant in a criminal case,” Dr. Paul Appelbaum said.
