Malpractice and Liability in Psychiatry (Hardcover)

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.