Legal Concerns in Psychosomatic Medicine

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 663-676

  Brendel, Rebecca W ^a   Schouten, Ronald ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; DUTY TO WARN; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35148846051     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2007.07.010     Document Type: Review

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