Psychiatric Malpractice
Cases and Comments for Clinicians
Published on 30. April 1992
Book
Hardback
330 pages
978-0-88048-107-6 (ISBN)
Description
What are the facts about psychiatric malpractice? Is it
increasing? If so, how rapidly? What areas of psychiatric practice pose
higher risks of legal liability?
The anxieties and uncertainties
created by the increased threat of being sued for malpractice can interfere
with the psychiatrist's provision of good clinical care. Through a general
overview-as well as a discussion of specific legal cases-this volume
presents the major malpractice traps encountered in everyday psychiatric
practice.
increasing? If so, how rapidly? What areas of psychiatric practice pose
higher risks of legal liability?
The anxieties and uncertainties
created by the increased threat of being sued for malpractice can interfere
with the psychiatrist's provision of good clinical care. Through a general
overview-as well as a discussion of specific legal cases-this volume
presents the major malpractice traps encountered in everyday psychiatric
practice.
Reviews / Votes
Drs. Simon and Sadoff have come to the rescue of thosestill siting on the fence trying to decide whether blurring the boundaries
of the therapeutic relationship can survive a risk/benefit analysis. Their
book points out clearly, through significant legal case analyses, that the
joy of the moment is nothing compared to the incredible pain and suffering
resulting from exposure as a predatory practitioner. . . . Although
Psychiatric Malpractice is not intended specifically to be a
legal treatise, it is refreshing to note that Drs. Simon and Sadof exude a
sophistication about the law that is not commonly found among members of the
medical profession unless they have attended or completed formal legal
training. . . . The therapists' PDR has just been published. It is
Psychiatric Malpractice. * Journal of Legal Medicine * This book offers the practicing psychotherapist just about
everything he or she would want to know about professional liability, such
as how to recognize it and how to avoid it. * Journal of Clinical Psychiatry * It is a useful guide for psychiatrists, almost whatever
their level of sophistication, about relevant legal issues. * Innovations & Research *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
VA
United States
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88048-107-6 (9780880481076)
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Persons
Robert I. Simon, M.D., is Clinical Professor of
Psychiatry and Director of the Program in Psychiatry and Law at Georgetown
University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C
Psychiatry and Director of the Program in Psychiatry and Law at Georgetown
University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C
Content
Legal regulations. Malpractice law: an introduction.
Intentional torts. Breach of confidentiality. Somatic therapies. Suicide.
Sexual exploitation of patients. Violent behavior toward others. Premature
release of potentially violent patients. Coping with a malpractice suit.
Appendix 1: Duty to warn: overview and trends. Appendix 2: Duty to warn
and/or protect: scope. Index of current cases.
Intentional torts. Breach of confidentiality. Somatic therapies. Suicide.
Sexual exploitation of patients. Violent behavior toward others. Premature
release of potentially violent patients. Coping with a malpractice suit.
Appendix 1: Duty to warn: overview and trends. Appendix 2: Duty to warn
and/or protect: scope. Index of current cases.