Dilip V. Jeste

Dec 6, 2024 | researchgate.net | Dilip V. Jeste

18December 2024FORENSIC PSYCHIATRYbecoming angry with their young child in the midst of feeding or toilet training issues, provid-ing excessive corporal punishment for general disobedience, or becoming frustrated with their child with medical complexity or disability. Par-ents in fatal maltreatment cases may have mental illnesses, personality disorders, substance use disorders, or coping diculties. In unwanted childcases, mothers kill a child who is seen as a hindrance.

Jul 1, 2024 | journals.healio.com | Dilip V. Jeste |Eric Rafla-Yuan

IntroductionPsychiatry, as a branch of medicine, has traditionally focused on medical risk factors and medical intervention strategies for people with psychiatric disorders. However, in recent decades, there has been growing literature on the impact of social factors on health, especially in people with mental illnesses.

Dec 21, 2023 | psychnews.psychiatryonline.org | Dilip V. Jeste

When physicians see a new patient, the first question they ask is, “What brings you here?” Then come questions about precipitating factors—what physical, psychological, or social events precipitated the illness or the relapse? This is followed by questions about risk factors: Do you smoke, drink, use drugs? Collecting and evaluating such information is an essential part of making a diagnosis. But how often do we ask patients about the positive aspects of their lives? “What are your strengths?