Phillip J. Resnick, MD

‘Med check’ appointments: How to minimize your malpractice risk

Author:: Ashley H. Vandercar, MD, JD; Monika Pietrzak, MD, JD; Phillip J. Resnick, MD

The safety and efficacy of these appointments depend on how they are set up.

Current Psychiatry’s Forensic Psychiatry Section Editor Phillip J. Resnick, MD, explains why it is important to look at your patient’s actions as...

Author:: Susan Hatters Friedman, MD; Phillip J. Resnick, MD; Miriam B. Rosenthal, MD

Counsel at-risk women before delivery, and be alert for rapid symptom onset

You must tell the truth, but you can answer honestly without hurting your case.

Feigned schizophrenia symptoms usually won’t deceive the clinician who watches for clues and is skilled in recognizing the real thing.