Dr. Madow R. Madow - Dr. Madow graduated from Princeton University with a degree in biochemistry. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his internship at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, a teaching facility of the Harvard Medical School. He taught at Harvard Medical School for fifteen years. He has been in private practice for over thirty years.
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Dr. Madow is a highly experienced, Harvard trained, board certified psychiatrist. He has special training in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. He is actively involved in continuing medical education and has a wide range of understanding of legal issues as well. He has a busy private practice and a thorough knowledge of current treatments and controversies in this arena as well as the ability to research issues as required.

Dr. Madow has a particular interest in forensic psychiatry, limited to civil cases. This includes civil competency, forensic assessment, personal injury litigation, disability, and workplace issues. Dr. Madow handles both plaintiff and defense cases. He has performed numerous evaluations for competency to stand trial and an extensive number of evaluations for the Veterans Administration. He has also performed disability evaluations for the state of Louisiana and will be performing disability determinations for the state of Nevada. He has given depositions and served as an expert witness.

FORENSIC EVALUATIONS

Forensic evaluations include a complete psychiatric history.

This consists of:

1. Chief complaint
2. History of the present illness
3. Past psychiatric history, including medications, therapy, and hospitalizations
4. Drug and alcohol history
5. Educational history
6. Childhood history
7. Occupational history
8. Marital history
9. Work history
10. Family history
11. Religious history
12. Legal history

In addition, activities of daily living are reviewed.

A complete medical history is taken.

This includes:

1. Surgeries
2. Medical issues
3. Allergies to medications
4. Specific male or female problems depending on the evaluee’s gender
5. Any current medications the evaluee may be taking and from what source

An extensive mental status examination follows.

This includes an evaluation of:

1. Evaluee’s attire
2. Grooming
3. Orientation
4. Attitude
5. Eye contact
6. Level of alertness
7. Level of anxiety
8. Concentration
9. Memory
10. Judgment
11. Mood, especially for suicidal, homicidal, and violent tendencies
12. Affect
13. Neurovegetative signs of depression
14. Speech
15. Content of thought is evaluated, following which a determination is made with regard to whether the evaluee is delusional, hallucinating, or has obsessions, compulsions, or phobias
16. Insight
17. Ability to perform abstract thought

The diagnosis is then made.

This includes:

AXIS I: Major psychiatric diagnosis

AXIS II: Personality disorders

AXIS III: Medical disorders

AXIS IV: Stressors, including medical, physical, psychological, and social problems

AXIS V: Global assessment of function

Subsequently an opinion and extensive comment are offered.

In addition it is necessary for Dr. Madow to perform a complete review of the evaluee's relevant education, military, employment, and medical records as well as discovery and evidentiary deposition transcripts.


  

Dr. Madow R. Madow - Dr. Madow graduated from Princeton University with a degree in biochemistry. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his internship at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, a teaching facility of the Harvard Medical School. He taught at Harvard Medical School for fifteen years. He has been in private practice for over thirty years.