Implied Consent in Treating Psychiatric Emergencies

Psychiatric Emergencies in Pregnant Women.

Psychiatric emergencies in pregnancy can be difficult to manage. The authors (both practicing psychiatrists and emergency clinicians) review the evaluation and treatment of common mental health diagnoses in pregnancy.

[Problems of psychiatric emergencies].

Drunk driving, implied consent, and self-incrimination.

The effects of drunk driving are a significant risk to public health and safety. Accordingly, the federal government and the states have enacted laws that permit law enforcement to identify offenders and to apply various levels of sanctions. There is no constitutional requirement that evidence of drunkenness be permitted in defense of criminal behavior. In practice, citizens who undertake to op...

Implied consent for cadaveric organ donation.

Few issues in medicine have received more attention recently than the need for cadaveric organ donation. In the study by Overcast et al,' published in this issue, the influence and effect of donor card programs on organ procurement was examined and found to be inconsequential. This negative conclusion is apt to dampen the enthusiasm of legislators in states where active consideration is being g...

Informed consent in psychiatric research.