Do you understand your risk? Liability and third-party evaluations in civil litigation

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-210

  Gold, Liza H ^a,d   Davidson, John E ^b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^c Davidson and Kitzmann PLC   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; REVIEW;

CIVIL RIGHTS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547122207     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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