Risk Management

August 25, 2020

You are cordially invited to submit an article about a “what if” legal dilemma for a series about psychiatry and the law.

July 23, 2020

The authors share evidence-based guidance for patient safety that minimizes suicide risk in medical settings.

February 25, 2020

The costs, risks, and considerations involved in treating addiction have upped the ante, as illustrated in this case.

January 06, 2020

Problems with any one of these domains can disrupt an individual’s capacity to sustain work capacity.

June 14, 2019

These 10 domains will help you determine if functional impairment exists, if it can be reversed, and if the patient can return to work.

May 07, 2019

She wondered what the secret was to life as a psychiatrist, a grieving daughter, and a new mother of twins.

March 15, 2019

Medical malpractice, a form of professional negligence, remains a heavily criticized legal solution for ensuring patient autonomy and competent health care.

January 31, 2019

Determining how to ensure delivery of excellent care while balancing medicolegal demands may seem to be an impossible task. When done in a collaborative way, safety planning can help the clinician better understand risk and targets for intervention.

October 12, 2018

Climate change poses one of the greatest threats to public health in modern times, and the mental health effects are no less concerning.

June 21, 2018

Medical students, psychiatry residents, and practicing psychiatrists from different backgrounds gathered with one purpose: “To increase awareness around the mental health needs of the 437,000 foreign nationals from 10 countries on Temporary Protected Status."