Editorial: Current Issues in Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Current clinical and therapeutic issues in measles

Conclusion The absence of vaccination from multiple reasons explained the increased number of measles cases (with significant variations in county level). Eradication of measles has been proposed by many countries, e.g. USA, France for over 10 years without being actually realized. In 1993, the measles virus was more neurotropic (there were many cases of deadly encephalitis) compared to the vir...

Issues in forensic psychiatry in Islamic jurisprudence.

There are few other specialties in psychiatry where the cultural nature and social norms of a society has more impact than the specialty of forensic psychiatry. In the Muslim and Arab worlds, Islamic principles govern the foundation of thoughts required to make laws. Those necessarily include legal issues in psychiatry. The impact of these matters on individuals as patients and the community at...

EDITORIAL REVIEW Micronutrients: current issues for HIV care providers

Malnutrition, often accompanied by low serum levels of micronutrients, was common in HIV-infection prior to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and is still common in much of the world that has limited access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Chronic diarrhea, anorexia, malabsorption, impaired nutrient storage, increased energy demands and altered metabolism were th...

Introduction to international perspectives on therapeutic jurisprudence

Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ), a concept first conceived by law professors David Wexler (University of Puerto Rico and University of Arizona) and Bruce Winick (University of Miami) only a little more than a decade ago, has emerged as the leading conceptual perspective in the mental health law field. Indeed, a LEXIS search reveals well over 150 articles on, or citing to, therapeutic jurispruden...

Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Criminal Courts