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Motivation

Is Change Possible?

Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on July 30, 2019

Must we be stuck in our ways forever?

Must we be stuck in our ways forever?

Openness

Honesty Versus Openness

Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on June 23, 2019

Is it worth being open these days?

Is it worth being open these days?

Relationships

Dealing With Toxic People

Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on May 29, 2019

Are you weighed down by negative and draining relationships? There are two ways to extricate yourself.

Are you weighed down by negative and draining relationships? There are two ways to extricate yourself.

Does it seem like we're failing to enforce boundaries with our kids?

Psychopathy

18 and Psychopathic

Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on March 13, 2019

Can we write off adolescents who engage in criminal behavior at a young age as irredeemable?

Can we write off adolescents who engage in criminal behavior at a young age as irredeemable?

How do we manage suicidal threats in jails and prisons?

Are criminals born or made?

Psychosis

Ferreting Out the Fakes

Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on December 11, 2018

Do people get away with faking mental illness to avoid prosecution?

Do people get away with faking mental illness to avoid prosecution?

Law and Crime

The Devil Made Me Do It

Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on November 11, 2018

Why do we factor mental illness in the adjudication of crime?

Why do we factor mental illness in the adjudication of crime?

In prison, empathy usually runs one way.

Personality

Corrections Psychiatry: Antisocial Personality Disorder

Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on October 4, 2018

Can we treat the very elements that make a person a criminal?

Can we treat the very elements that make a person a criminal?

Mania

Corrections Psychiatry: Pharmacotherapy

Joseph H. Baskin M.D. on August 13, 2018

How does a person suffering mania or psychosis receive treatment in prison?

How does a person suffering mania or psychosis receive treatment in prison?

Helping the detained mentally ill on a path to a more stable life.