
Assessing the Violent Patient: An Additional Case of Legal Implications
Assessing the Violent Patient: An Additional Case of Legal Implications
The threat that a patient may commit an act of violence challenges psychiatrists to wrestle with the legal system as they attempt to successfully build a therapeutic alliance. Patient history, solid medical care, and the duties to warn and to protect must be successfully balanced to navigate the crossroads between psychiatry and the law.
Published: January 1st 2003 | Updated:
Published: January 1st 2003 | Updated: