Jeffrey E. Keller, MD

Jeffrey E. Keller is an emergency physician who blogs at Jail Medicine.

I’m a jail physician. Here’s what likely happened to Jeffrey Epstein.

Physician

August 16, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide while in custody at a Manhattan detention facility has focused intense media scrutiny into jail suicide prevention procedures. Suicide is the biggest cause of death in jails in the U.S. — by far. Because of this, all jails (including the facility where Epstein was housed) have a suicide prevention policy. Since the process was an epic …

The 9 types of manipulative patients

Jeffrey E. Keller, MD

Physician

June 7, 2019

One of the more common complaints that I hear from medical practitioners in jails and prisons (especially new practitioners) is, “These manipulative patients are driving me crazy!” Well, to be honest, I ran into a lot of manipulative patients when I worked in the ER, as well. But it is true that many of our patients in jails are especially …

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The 9 types of manipulative patients