Patients' Rights and the Texas Mental Health Law.

A series of court cases between the 1960s and the 1980s focusing on patient autonomy changed the approach to mental health treatment in the United States. The process of involuntary psychiatric treatment can vary greatly between states; thus, all mental health practitioners need to have a strong grasp of their respective state and institutional policies. In this article, we examine the Texas mental health law regarding consent to psychoactive medications and involuntary medications.

Current status of vaccines for substance use disorders: A brief review of human studies.

Substance use is a major public health concern worldwide. In the United States, drug-related deaths have increased many-fold in the past two decades due to the infiltration of more potent and lethal drugs such as fentanyl. Despite significant advancement in medicine, the management of substance use disorders (SUD) continues to be fraught with high attrition, relapse, morbidity, and mortality.

Case Series: Cariprazine for treatment of methamphetamine use disorder.

Background And Objectives: Methamphetamine use is a major source of morbidity and mortality but has no reliably effective interventions. We identified cariprazine as an option for treatment of methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) and present two cases.

Methods: Two patients with MUD and psychotic disorders were treated with cariprazine.

Neuroimaging Education in Psychiatry Residency Training: Needs Assessment.

Objective: The authors investigated the attitudes, self-perceived knowledge, and the need for a dedicated neuroimaging curriculum among psychiatrists-in-training.

Methods: An anonymous voluntary 20-item Web-based survey was distributed to psychiatry residents at seven university-based USA programs between December 2017 and February 2019.

Results: Of 302 psychiatry residents, 183 (response rate, 60.