Compulsory Psychotropic Medication in the California State Prison System.

In , the U.S. Supreme Court established that an administrative review conducted by prison staff was the minimum constitutionally appropriate due process for the administration of compulsory nonemergent antipsychotic medication.

Prescribing Trends in US Active Duty Service Members With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Population-Based Study From 2007-2013.

Objective: The US Veterans Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Clinical Practice Guidelines provide evidence-based pharmacologic treatment recommendations. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are considered first-line medications. Benzodiazepines are relatively contraindicated with a warning that they may cause harm.

Early interventions in a US military FIRST episode psychosis program.

Aim: Naval Medical Center San Diego's Psychiatric Transition Program is a specialized first episode psychosis treatment program that delivers coordinated specialty care to military service members with psychotic disorders. Due to the unique military environment, military service members with first episode psychosis are hypothesized to receive care very early after the emergence of first psychotic symptoms, resulting in significantly reduced duration of untreated psychosis. This study's aim is to calculate the duration of untreated psychosis for patients enrolled in Naval Medical Center San Diego's Psychiatric Transition Program (NMCSD PTP) from 01JUL2014-31DEC2016.

Meta-analysis of average symptom change in inpatient treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in veteran and active duty U.S. military samples.

This study tested the hypothesis that inpatient/residential treatment for PTSD associated with military duty should result in significantly lower PTSD symptoms at patient discharge compared to patient intake. Meta-analysis of effects comparing intake and discharge PTSD symptoms from 26 samples, reported in 16 studies, supported this hypothesis (d = -.73; p < .

International trends in spice use: Prevalence, motivation for use, relationship to other substances, and perception of use and safety for synthetic cannabinoids.

Synthetic cannabinoids (SC), commonly known as Spice, are a class of compounds that share affinity for the cannabinoid receptors. Recreational use of SCs has grown in recent years. A literature search was conducted of national and international organizations as well as peer-reviewed publications describing SC use in non-clinical populations.