When should psychiatrists seek criminal prosecution of assaultive psychiatric inpatients?

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1113-1117

  Ho, Justin ^a   Ralston, D Christopher ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b   Coverdale, John H ^b,c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Baylor College   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; CRIMINAL LAW; HOSPITAL; JUSTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL PATIENT; MORALITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHIATRIST; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 69149104273     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.8.1113     Document Type: Review

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