"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.
“It is a kind of natural experiment,” said Dr. Arthur Williams. “The patients are there, they are taking opioids already, and we can see what happens in a controlled way.”
Dr. Madelyn Gould said that most suicidal people are ambivalent and give warning signs, and that asking if they want to kill themselves will not put the idea in their head.
The Columbia Gender Identity Program provides compassionate, personalized, and expert care to children, adolescents, adults, and families across the gender and sexuality spectrum.
Columbia Psychiatry announces the opening of its Next Generation Brain Therapeutics Program, providing innovative and experimental treatments for mental and substance use disorders.
