Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry & the Law

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007 - Medical - 322 pages

Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, this award-winning handbook gives mental health professionals authoritative guidance on how the law affects their clinical practice. Each chapter presents case examples of legal issues that arise in practice, clearly explains the governing legal rules, their rationale, and their clinical impact, and offers concrete action guides to navigating clinico-legal dilemmas. This edition addresses crucial recent developments including new federal rules protecting patients' privacy, regulations minimizing use of seclusion and restraint, liability risks associated with newer psychiatric medications, malpractice risks in forensic psychiatry, and new structured assessment tools for violence risk, suicidality, and decisional capacity.

 

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Contents

Confidentiality and Privilege
1
Pitfalls
27
Legal Issues
35
Clinical Issues
49
Pitfalls
62
Legal Issues in Inpatient Psychiatry
69
Clinical Issues
88
Pitfalls
103
Malpractice and Other Forms of Liability
111
Action Guide
209
Forensic Evaluations
215
Pitfalls
272
The Clinician in Court
277
Suggested Readings
309
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Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry and the Law
Thomas G. Gutheil,Paul S. Appelbaum
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TitleClinical Handbook of Psychiatry & the Law
AuthorsPaul S. Appelbaum, Thomas G. Gutheil
Editionrevised
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
ISBN0781778913, 9780781778916
Length322 pages
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Law / Medical Law & Legislation
Medical / Physiology
Medical / Psychiatry / General
  
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