Malpractice and liability in psychiatry

Malpractice and liability in psychiatry Peter Ash, Richard L. Frierson, Susan Hatters Friedman, editors.

This book comprehensively educates psychiatrists about malpractice and other liability. It is written to also specifically assist psychiatrists who are sued or are involved in other complaints. The first two sections discuss malpractice law and the litigation process; the litigation section mainly a...

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Other Authors: Ash, Peter, 1947- (Editor), Frierson, Richard L. (Editor), Hatters Friedman, Susan, 1975- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Subjects:
Psychiatrists > Malpractice > United States.
Forensic psychiatry.
Forensic psychiatry
Psychiatrists > Malpractice
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Malpractice Law
  • Principles of Malpractice Law in Psychiatry
  • History of Malpractice
  • Liability of the Acts of Others
  • Professional Liability Insurance
  • Section II: Litigation
  • Risk Management after an Adverse Event
  • The Litigation Process
  • Do's and Dont's if You Are Sued
  • The Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective
  • The Defense Attorney's Perspective
  • Expert Witness
  • The Defendant Psychiatrist as Witness
  • The Stress of Being Sued
  • Section III: Malpractice Allegations
  • Suicide
  • Patient Violence
  • Boundary Violations
  • Breach of Confidentiality
  • Negligent Psychopharmacology
  • Abandonment and Unnecessary Commitment
  • Negligent Psychotherapy
  • Section VI: Practice Areas
  • Inpatient General Psychiatry
  • Outpatient General Psychiatry
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Consult Liaison Psychiatry
  • Emergency Room Psychiatry
  • Reproductive Psychiatry
  • Addition Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Correctional Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Research
  • Section V: Special Topics
  • Telepsychiatry
  • Malpractice and the Internet
  • Patients and Guns
  • Practicing During a Pandemic or Disaster
  • Section VI: Complaints
  • Medical Board Complaints
  • Ethics Complaints
  • Granting Agencies
  • Negative Reviews on the Internet
  • Impaired Psychiatrists.

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