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This collection reviews research on the co-occurrence of bipolar disorder and substance use, including how the combination may affect diagnosis and illness course. The studies discuss high comorbidity, possible roles for impulsivity, and limited controlled treatment evidence, with one review describing integrated medication and psychosocial approaches as promising but in need of further study.
This collection reviews research on genetic variation in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes and alcohol-related outcomes across several populations. The studies report differing associations involving ADH and ALDH variants, including possible protective effects in particular samples, while emphasizing that these findings do not by themselves explain population-level differences in alcohol problems.
This research compilation examines how recording and presenting interrogations can affect judgments about confessions. Studies summarized in the article find that focusing the camera on the suspect can increase perceived voluntariness and guilty verdicts, while an equal view of interviewer and suspect is proposed as a way to reduce that bias and preserve context.
This overview describes the legal voluntariness doctrine used to assess whether a confession was obtained through coercion and may be excluded from evidence. It explains that courts consider the full circumstances, including interrogation conditions and police conduct as well as a suspect’s age, education, physical condition, and psychological state.
This resource describes investigative interviewing as an information-gathering approach and outlines the PEACE framework: planning and preparation, engaging and explaining, obtaining an account, closure, and evaluation. It also compiles research abstracts on memory-enhancing interviews, question style, interviewer bias, suspect interviews, and training in rapport-based methods.
This compilation outlines the Reid interrogation approach, including its accusatorial steps and maximization and minimization tactics, then surveys criticism and research concerning coercion, confession reliability, and false confessions. It includes summaries of studies comparing accusatorial or persuasion-based methods with information-gathering or dialogue-based approaches, as well as discussion of recording, training, and juvenile suspects.
This United States Department of Justice bulletin consolidates guidance on conducting forensic interviews with children in alleged abuse cases. It discusses interview purpose, preparation, rapport, open-ended questions, interview stages, and team coordination, while emphasizing that children’s accounts and needs differ and that repeated or overly focused questioning can create problems.
This directory groups provider entries by Arizona county and lists contact details, client populations served, and program or service categories. Entries include providers serving adults, adolescents, children, families, and people with developmental disabilities, with listed settings such as community outpatient programs, probation or parole, and forensic evaluation.
This resource compiles abstracts and summaries of research on adult ADHD and neuropsychological functioning. The included topics span attention, memory, executive functions, differences across adult ADHD groups, diagnostic approaches, and mindfulness-based interventions, with studies using varied methods and samples.
This questionnaire asks a family member or other close contact for background relevant to a psychological evaluation. Its sections cover the person’s legal situation, social support, relationships, childhood and development, education and work, mental health and substance use, and sexual interests; the form closes with instructions to bring it to the interview.
