Clinical Psychiatry and the Law (Paperback, Second Edition)

Updates to this edition: • Clinical and legal issues in the use of clozapine in treatment of schizophrenia • Clinical information and new cases involving tardive dyskinesia • Changes in civil and criminal law regarding right to refuse treatment • An update of clinical guidelines and legal regulations of ECT • An update on suicide risk assessment and new legal cases involving suicide • An update on violence risk assessment and new legal cases involving the duty to protect endangered third parties • New statutes and criminal sanctions regarding sexual misconduct • New statutes limiting the liability of therapists toward third parties who are injured or killed by patients • Changes in the relationship between psychiatrists and nonmedical therapists • Regulatory developments regarding physician impairment • Numerous tables and an updated glossary of legal terms • New section on common terms and abbreviations in legal citations

General

Imprint:	American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2003
Authors:	Robert I. Simon
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	688
Edition:	Second Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-58562-167-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-58562-167-6
Barcode:	9781585621675

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