FEATURED ARTICLES BY DR. MICHAEL J. PERROTTI, PHD

6/21/2016· Psychology

Marijuana: What Does the Science Tell Us?

By: Dr. Michael J. Perrotti, PhD

Just this month, an article appeared in the Journal of Neuropsychology entitled "Early Onset Marijuana Use is Associated with Learning Inefficiencies." Young adults reporting early onset marijuana use have learning weaknesses, which accounted for the association between early onset marijuana use and delayed recall.

11/15/2012· Psychology

Complex PTSD in Survivors of Prolonged and Repeated Trauma

By: Dr. Michael J. Perrotti, PhD

All too often one sees survivors of abuse all categorized under the rubric of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As Herman, in a paper on complex PTSD, notes (1992), PTSD formulation fails to capture the sequelae, acuity, and severity of prolonged, repeated trauma.

11/15/2012· Brain Injury

Assessment and Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injury in High School, College, and Professional Football: A Catastrophy Spinning Out of Control

By: Dr. Michael J. Perrotti, PhD

Freeman et al. (2005) noted that it was in the mid-'80s when it was first noted that mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) could result in serious and lasting consequences. Numerous studies with human and animal subjects have demonstrated the evidence of neurocognitive defects and delayed return to work in MTBI patients with postconcussive syndrome.

10/4/2012· Psychology

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Suicide, Personality Alterations, and Dementia in Athletes: A Call for Change and Reform

By: Dr. Michael J. Perrotti, PhD

The recent death by suicide of Junior Seau of the San Diego Chargers is only one of many suicides in the NFL. O.J. Murdock, a 25-year-old wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

6/21/2012· Neuropsychology

PTSD Neuroblast Trauma and Other Neurobiological Traumatic Events

By: Dr. Michael J. Perrotti, PhD

The United States is seeing more and more young men returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with horrendous results in terms of family integration, societal integration, and domestic violence. Some of these individuals, according to Cernak, are found on the battlefield dead with no marks whatsoever on them.

4/3/2012· Forensic Psychiatry

False Confessions in a Post-DNA World

By: Dr. Michael J. Perrotti, PhD

The problem of false confession is alarming. Just after publication by Barry Scheck in his text on and his writings on DNA and establishment of the Innocence Project, he found 77 wrongful convictions and individuals wrongfully imprisoned in California.

2/3/2012· Psychology

Child Investigative Interviewing: Is there a gold standard?

By: Dr. Michael J. Perrotti, PhD

Police departments across the United States are routinely questioning young children concerning child sexual abuse allegations. Frequently the police are untrained in the correct techniques to utilize for investigating interview of the children.