Papers by Barbara Haskins
Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2000
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2004
Page 1. Commentary: Atkins and Clinical Practice Kenneth J. Weiss, MD, Barbara Haskins, MD, and M... more Page 1. Commentary: Atkins and Clinical Practice Kenneth J. Weiss, MD, Barbara Haskins, MD, and Mark J. Hauser, MD J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 32:309–13, 2004 The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law's Committee ...
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2005
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2006
Little is known about the prevalence of violence and autistic spectrum disorders. This article re... more Little is known about the prevalence of violence and autistic spectrum disorders. This article reviews findings of current research on Asperger's disorder and violence. Criteria for diagnosing Asperger's disorder are given. Three cases are presented in which defendants with diagnosed Asperger's disorder were charged with murder. Specific symptoms in this disorder are discussed as they relate to issues of diminished capacity and criminal responsibility.
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2006
Asperger's Disorder remains an under-diagnosed condition because of clinical unfamiliarity wi... more Asperger's Disorder remains an under-diagnosed condition because of clinical unfamiliarity with its adult presentation. As forensic clinicians become familiar with the presentation of Asperger's disorder, it appears that affected individuals are over-represented in forensic criminal settings. Unique features of such persons may heighten their risks for engaging in criminal behavior. Both Theory of Mind deficits and a predilection for intense narrow interests, when coupled with deficient social awareness of salient interpersonal and social constraints on behavior, can result in criminal acts. We discuss comorbidities of forensic relevance. We present several cases that highlight these issues and review the relevant forensic literature. Furthermore, there may be valid questions as to degree of criminal responsibility in such persons. From a neuropsychiatric perspective, these disorders appear to have a biological underpinning for deficits in empathy, a finding that may have im...
Southern Medical Journal, 1987
Two multigravida patients with no prior psychiatric history were seen with postpartum psychosis, ... more Two multigravida patients with no prior psychiatric history were seen with postpartum psychosis, having received bromocriptine for inhibition of lactation. Bromocriptine given in high doses has been associated with psychosis in patients receiving the drug for Parkinson's disease. These cases demonstrate that bromocriptine may cause psychosis even when given in low doses.
Schizophrenia Research, 1995
We developed an economical clinical tool for assessing affect processing deficits in patients wit... more We developed an economical clinical tool for assessing affect processing deficits in patients with chronic schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Using trained raters, we assessed spontaneous prosody, prosodic comprehension, prosodic repetition, and recognition of facial affect. High interrater reliability and good separation between subscales was demonstrated. Our tool discriminated between the performance of subjects versus controls on measures of spontaneous prosody and prosodic comprehension, suggesting the presence of prosodic deficits in psychiatric patients. These findings underscore the need for reliable and valid testing tools which will allow greater understanding of affective prosodic processing deficits in psychiatric populations. /8152. Fax: + I (703) 332-8440.
Biological Psychiatry, 1992
Sign Language Studies, 2001
EJ626523 - Language-Related Symptoms in Persons with Schizophrenia and How Deaf Persons May Manif... more EJ626523 - Language-Related Symptoms in Persons with Schizophrenia and How Deaf Persons May Manifest These Symptoms.
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Papers by Barbara Haskins