Unlocking the Secrets of Madness

The integration of psychiatry with neuroscience, biochemistry, and genetics

Mark Rubinstein, MD October 11, 2016

As a forensic psychiatrist, I have testified in courtrooms, at depositions, legal hearings, and inquests. I’ve been cross-examined by attorneys whose agenda was to discredit my testimony or demean psychiatry as a medical specialty. Two criticisms frequently leveled at psychiatry are: 1) Psychiatry has not changed significantly for the last sixty years and, 2) Psychiatry is the leas...