Practice guideline for psychiatric evaluation of adults. American Psychiatric Association.

APA Updates Guidelines on Psychiatric Evaluation in Adults.

CME This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for continuing medical education (CME). See CME Quiz Questions on page 18. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently released the third edition of its guidelines on psychiatric evaluation of adults. The nine-part guideline has been updated based on new evidence identified since the previous edition was released in 2006. Although the ...

AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Evaluation of Psychiatric Disability.

Statement of Intent and Development Process This document is intended to be a review of legal and psychiatric factors and to give practical guidance and assistance in the performance of psychiatric disability evaluations. It was developed by forensic psychiatrists who routinely conduct disability evaluations and have expertise in this area. Some contributors are actively involved in related aca...

AAPL practice guideline for forensic psychiatric evaluation of defendants raising the insanity defense. American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

The insanity defense is a legal construct that excuses certain mentally ill defendants from legal responsibility for criminal behavior. This practice guideline has delineated the forensic psychiatric evaluation of defendants raising the insanity defense. The document describes acceptable forensic psychiatric practices. Where possible, standards of practice and ethical guidelines have been speci...

Guideline Watch (march 2013): Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

This watch summarizes new evidence and developments since the 2007 publication of the American Psychiatric Association’s Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The authors of this watch participated in the work group that developed the 2007 guideline (American Psychiatric Association 2007). We find that the guideline remains substantially correct an...

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with substance use disorders: alcohol, cocaine, opioids. American Psychiatric Association.