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Risk of Psychosis Among Refugees: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Refugees have an increased risk of developing nonaffective psychosis compared to native populations and non-refugee migrants. This risk is higher due to traumatic experiences and significant psychosocial challenges.
The Return of the Repressed: The Persistent and Problematic Claims of Long-Forgotten Trauma
The debate over repressed memories continues, with the term "dissociative amnesia" now often used as a substitute. Beliefs in repressed memories remain prevalent and carry significant risks in clinical and legal settings.
Intrusive Memories of Trauma: A Target for Research Bridging Cognitive Science and its Clinical Application
This review examines how advances in cognitive science improve understanding of intrusive memories after trauma. It demonstrates how combining different research fields helps explain their development and reduction.
Anxiety, Depression, Impulsivity, and Brain Structure in Children and Adolescents
This article explores how anxiety, depression, and impulsivity relate to brain structure in children and adolescents. It aims to identify unique and shared brain differences linked to these continuous symptoms.
Around the World, Adolescence Is a Time of Heightened Sensation Seeking and Immature Self-regulation
Adolescent behavior is often explained by the "dual systems" model. This model suggests a developmental imbalance: a strong drive for sensation seeking combined with still-developing self-control.
Brain Development, Social Context, and Justice Policy
Teenagers' brains are still developing, impacting their decision-making. Their choices to engage in risky behavior, including crime, result from this immaturity interacting with their social environment.
Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Executive Function in Childhood and Beyond
Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) consistently predicts executive function (EF) performance from childhood to adulthood. The differences in EF abilities linked to childhood SES do not diminish with age.
Male Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence and Beyond
This article reviews new research on male antisocial behavior, focusing on two types: life-course persistent (LCP) and adolescence-limited (AL). LCP behavior starts early and continues, while AL behavior begins and ends in adolescence.
Commonwealth v. Eldred
The court upheld a probation violation for fentanyl use, ruling that relapse, even with addiction as a disease, was a willful breach of a drug-free condition. This condition was considered treatment-oriented.
Pesce v. Coppinger
A federal court ordered a jail to provide methadone to an inmate for opioid use disorder. Officials likely violated disability and cruel and unusual punishment laws by refusing his prescribed treatment.
Breaux v. Bollinger Shipyards, LLC
The court allowed an employee's discrimination claims to proceed after being fired for Suboxone use. It dismissed a privacy claim, finding no unreasonable intrusion.
Bonnifield v. Lewis
The court upheld a conviction despite expert testimony of drug-induced psychosis, ruling California law prohibits insanity defenses based solely on substance abuse.
Commonwealth v. Plasse
The Massachusetts SJC upheld a sentence where a judge considered the defendant's need for addiction treatment. Rehabilitation is a valid factor in sentencing decisions.
State v. Michel
The Florida Supreme Court ruled that juvenile offenders sentenced to life with parole after 25 years are not eligible for resentencing, distinguishing it from cases of life without parole.
People v. Wines
The court ruled that judges must consider a juvenile offender's youth during resentencing, even if the new sentence is not life without parole. This applied to Mr. Wines, who was a juvenile when convicted of felony murder and other crimes.