Risk management and life-threatening patient behaviors

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1335-1351

  Vandecreek, Leon ^a   Knapp, Samuel ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania Psychological Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Duty to protect; Life threatening patients; Professional liability; Risk management; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DUTY TO WARN; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MANDATORY REPORTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033798989     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(200010)56:10<1335::AID-JCLP6>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Review

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