Dr. Gardner was willing to testify that it was unlikely that the defendant was inclined to commit pedophilic acts, even though he admitted «that whether a person may have these indications or not, no one can conclusively determine whether or not someone has committed a particular pedophilic act, based solely
on psychiatric evaluation.»
Not exact matches
The truth is - if people claimed to have other imaginary friends, they'd be subject to a
psychiatric evaluation and likely put
on some heavy psychotropic drugs.
After a careful social,
psychiatric, and physical
evaluation, the man is put
on Antabuse, given
psychiatric help and «religious counseling» to deal with some of his emotional problems as he begins to work and attempt to reestablish relationships in the community.
* A study of parents of 86 children in clinics of pediatrics and child psychiatry (ages 2 - 13 years)
on military bases (offspring of military personnel) revealed that cosleeping children received higher
evaluations of their comportment from their teachers than did solitary sleeping children, and they were underrepresented in
psychiatric populations compared with children who did not cosleep.
If we don't have this three - step approach in place (registry,
psychiatric evaluation and banning them from ever owning an animal) then these individuals will just keep
on hoarding, creating dangerous health conditions in these neighborhoods and leading to animal cruelty, abuse and neglect.»
CFS is a diagnosis of exclusion based
on self - reported symptoms and requires careful medical and
psychiatric evaluations to rule out conditions with similar clinical presentation.
All of these participants underwent formal
psychiatric evaluations and met the criteria of clinical depression based
on both the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD: scores greater than or equal to 21) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI: scores greater than or equal to 13).
As a behavior
evaluation specialist who is hired to choose prospective service dog candidates, I often have clients asking for an
evaluation on a litter of puppies for
psychiatric service work.
CLC's trainings explore issues such as collaboration between attorneys and social workers to focus
on the mental health of children in divorce cases, and the differences between psychological and
psychiatric evaluations.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • Nearly 3 years of experience working as a Mental Health Assistant • Proficient in providing
psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis and suggesting relevant treatment • Hands
on experience in interacting with clients and observing behavior issues and responses to treatment • Excellent knowledge of organizing, supervising and encouraging patient participation in social and education activities
Charted and recorded information in client files.Tracked client movement
on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards.Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused
on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.Organized treatment projects that focused
on problem solving skills and creative thinking.Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for each client.Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans.Developed appropriate policies for the identification of medically - related social and emotional needs of clients.Assisted clients in scheduling home visits and phone calls and monitored effectiveness of these activities.Evaluated patients for
psychiatric services and psychotropic medications.Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications» effectiveness and side effects.Evaluated patients to determine potential need to transfer to specialized inpatient mental health facilities.Administered medication to patients presenting serious risk of danger to themselves and others.Conducted
psychiatric evaluations and executed medication management for both inpatient and outpatient facilities.Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.Consulted with and developed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients.Referenced and used various therapy techniques, including psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive behavioral and lifespan integration psychotherapy.
Conducted social work
on acute
psychiatric adult and child inpatient units and provided direct social work services including individual and family brief therapeutic interventions, discharge planning, psychosocial
evaluations, and treatment planning.
According to a stepped care approach (based
on the patient's Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score), facilitated self - help with the coach or individual cognitive behavioural therapy sessions with the clinical psychologist will be offered.135 Common elements are: (1) challenge most unhelpful negative cognitions, (2) schedule at least one pleasurable activity per day, (3) increase social contacts, (4) improve sleep routine, (5) identify most stressful situations and apply cognitive behavioural strategies to improve their management.135 136 Patients who require a
psychiatric evaluation will be referred to a psychiatry liaison service.
She has completed a
psychiatric diagnostic
evaluation for an adolescent at the NYU Child Study Center as well as developed a school - wide project to promote positive psychology
on campus.
I refer for medical and / or
psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment first, then focus
on potential detox and rehab needs with consistent therapeutic emphasis
on management of mental health during abuse recovery.
The dual - diagnosis approach provides
on - site mental health
evaluation and treatment,
psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and 24 - hour emergency access.