To assess the outcome of burn patients with neuropsychiatric disorders, we performed a 7-year retrospective review of burn patients admitted to the National Defense Medical College. Seventy-seven skin burn patients over 10 years of age were included in this study and divided into two groups, neuropsychiatry and control groups. The neuropsychiatry group consisted of self-inflicted burn patients ...

Objectives—To establish the link between frontal lobe dysfunction and violent and criminal behaviour, based on a review of relevant literature. Methods—Articles relating evidence of frontal lobe dysfunction with violence or crime were collected through a MEDLINE search using the keyword “frontal lobe” combined with the terms “aggression,” “violence,” “crime,” “antisocial personality disorder,” ...

Dr. Coffey is Vice President of Behavioral Health, Chairman andKathleen and Earl Ward Chair of Psychiatry at the Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. Coffey, Henry Ford Health System, One Ford Place, Suite 1F, Detroit, MI 48202, [email protected] (E-mail). Copyright 2003 American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an honorific o...

I use an example from neuropsychiatry, namely delusional misidentification, to show a distinction between levels of explanation and kinds of explanation. Building on a pragmatic view of explanation, different kinds of explanation arise because we have different kinds of explanatory concerns. One important kind of explanatory concern involves asking a certain kind of "why" question. Answering su...

Aims and method Neuropsychiatry services remain underdeveloped and underprovided. Previous studies have shown variability in service provision in the UK. In this survey we approached all mental health and neuropsychiatric service providers within London to map current neuropsychiatric service provision and explore perceived barriers. Results All the specialist mental health service providers re...