The concern is that early attention problems can be missed if screening relies on tools weighted toward memory. For example, ...

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Altered mental status refers to any change in a person’s awareness, cognition, or behavior that differs from their typical functioning. Altered mental status can range from mild confusion to complete ...

Introduction Negative attitudes towards individuals with a mental illness and/or criminal background are widely studied, but empirical interest in the attitudes towards patients with a forensic mental ...

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Fayetteville man charged with killing and dismembering a woman and facing the death penalty has been ordered by a judge to have a mental evaluation. Allison Maria Castro, 28, ...

UPDATE: Weber State officially announced it has “parted ways” with Mickey Mental early Monday afternoon, with Brent Myers working as interim head coach. “We want to thank coach Mental for his efforts ...

Learn about a testifying expert’s assessment techniques, counsel’s familiarity with the assessment process, and counsel’s practical management of issues that arise along the way. When a court is not ...

Altered mental status (AMS) is a broad term that describes unusual changes in a person’s emotional response, thinking, or behavior. People tend to be consistent in the way they think and behave. If ...

A judge approved a second mental evaluation for Moses Ayom, who's accused of stabbing another man at a homeless shelter in 2023. Moses Ayom in court on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. He's accused of attempted ...