Opinion
Our fascination with medication compliance
- Author:
- Nicolas Badre, MD
Publish date: January 17, 2018
Dr. Nicolas Badre urges psychiatrists to reeducate the public about the power – and limitations – of psychotropics.
Opinion
Personality disorders and the court system
- Author:
- Nicolas Badre, MD
- Sanjay S. Rao, MD
Publish date: November 15, 2017
As forensic psychiatrists, one of our main roles is to apply the Dusky standard to assess competency. In this regard, multiple times a week, we...
Opinion
Ethics in compulsory treatment of patients with severe mental illness
- Author:
- Nicolas Badre, MD
Publish date: September 11, 2017
“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” – Potter Stewart, U.S. Supreme Court JusticeAn...
Opinion
Debunking false claims about mental illness and violence
- Author:
- Nicolas Badre, MD
Publish date: July 14, 2017
Why would a woman kill her only child - a son with schizophrenia?
Article
French psychiatrist condemned for society’s deficiency
- Author:
- Nicolas Badre, MD
Publish date: January 3, 2017
Decisions on removing patients’ right to freedom can be informed by the mental health perspective but should be left to the courts. Society’s need...