Overview

This sixth volume in Stahl's Case Studies series presents a selection of clinical case studies in forensic psychopharmacology. Focusing on severe syndromes and clinical presentations found in the severely mentally ill who have become justice involved and/or required care in a state or forensic hospital facility, these cases illustrate questions that are routinely asked in psychiatric consultations. Following a consistent, user-friendly layout, each case features icons, tips and questions about diagnosis and management as it progresses over time, a pre-case self-assessment question, followed by the correct answers at the end of the case. Formatted in alignment with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's maintenance of psychiatry specialty certification, cases address multifaceted issues in an understandable way. Covering a wide-ranging and representative selection of clinical scenarios, each case is followed through the complete clinical encounter, from start to resolution, acknowledging the complications, issues, decisions, twists and turns along the way.

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Author:   Carolina A. Klein (California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento) ,  Stephen M. Stahl (University of California, San Diego and Riverside)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009335867

ISBN 10:   1009335863
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   31 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Part I. Aggression and Violence in the Forensic Setting: 1. Psychotic Aggression – The Magic Combo Seth Judd and Jongseung Baek; 2. Impulsive affective aggression – action in a second Manasi Chandarana; 3. Predatory violence – the wolf in sheep's clothing Manasi Chandarana; Part II. Self-Injurious Behaviors (SIB): 4. SIB and violence – inwards and outwards Jennifer O'Day; 5. Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) – death by a thousand cuts Manasi Chandarana; 6. Prolonged fasting – starved for care Amanie Salem and Carolina A. Klein; 7. Severe suicidality – to die at any cost Amanie Salem and Carolina A. Klein; Part III. Severe Associated Syndromes Of SMI: 8. Who's who?? – misidentification syndromes in SMI Amanie Salem and Carolina A. Klein; 9. Primary polydipsia – unquenchable thirsts Seth Judd and Shrey Patel; 10. Catatonia – turning into stone Carolina A. Klein and Amanie Salem; 11. Negative syndrome – nothing and nobody Michael McGee; 12. Post-psychotic depression – too good to be true, so it's blue Manasi Chandarana; Part IV. Iatrogenic Syndromes and Drug-Associated Side Effects: 13. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome – altered and rigid Ajay Nair, Carolina A. Klein and Amanie Salem; 14. Constipation – the full stop Seth Judd; Part V. Complex Comorbidities: 15. TBI and CTE – bruised brains Hunter Neely; 16. Addictions – everyone, everywhere, everything Seth Judd and Long Hoang; 17. Personality disorders – fixing the foundation Seth Judd and Emilia Laing; 18. Schizo-obsessive disorder – repeatedly compelling Ajay Nair, Amanie Salem and Carolina A. Klein; 19. Anxiety disorders – constant worries Manasi Chandarana; 20. COVID – the new player in town and here to stay Manasi Chandarana; 21. Neurological Disorders – Near and Fa(h)r Manasi Chandarana; Part VI. Specialty Forensic Populations: 22. IST MurCON – conserved or convicted? Manasi Chandarana; 23. Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs) – interrupting the circuit Rachel Powers and Carolina A. Klein; 24. Pregnancy – treating for two Imran Hassan; 25. SCZ- OCD, addictions, paraphilia – the collision Hunter Neely.

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Carolina A. Klein is the Associate Medical Director and Lead Psychiatrist in Advancement & Innovation at California Department of State Hospitals in Sacramento, California. Stephen M. Stahl is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of California, Riverside, and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.

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