Forensic Psychiatry

Questions discussed in this category

How do you decide whether to request a welfare check (police or mobile crisis) when a typically responsive outpatient becomes suddenly unreachable?

How do you balance concern for patient safety with the potential harms of an intrusive intervention, including trauma or loss of therapeutic alliance?...

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How do you approach requests from patients with social anxiety disorder or agoraphobia to work remotely as a medical accommodation?

How do you decide what is clinically appropriate to support versus what may reinforce avoidance?

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How would you manage a healthcare provider with major depressive disorder when their condition is suspected to impact their job performance?

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How do you handle requests from patients to complete medical paperwork that falls outside your scope of practice when they cannot access their other clinicians?

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How do you approach patients who present repeatedly to the ED with suicidal ideation but no clear acute change in risk?

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How do you handle requests for medication refills from patients who were formally terminated from care but report difficulty accessing a new psychiatrist?

What boundaries do you typically set once the therapeutic relationship has ended? Does your approach change if the medication carries a risk of danger...

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How do you decide when and how often to reach out to patients with serious mental illness who are disengaging from care due to psychosocial stressors?

How do balance concern for safety with patient autonomy? What factors do you take into consideration when determining whether to proactively reach out...

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How do you approach patient requests for long-term disability for major depressive disorder?

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When do you consider writing an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) letter for patients with psychiatric illness?

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How do you approach psychopharmacologic treatment of ADHD in correctional settings?

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What is your approach to managing a patient with egodystonic pedophilia thoughts?

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