Risk Management

January 26, 2021

Does the typical malpractice insurance policy cover COVID-related claims? That question and more answered.

September 30, 2020

Strategies to remain calm under pressure; to be clear and concise; and to know what is expected in courtroom battles.

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."

September 19, 2017

Neither time nor science has given pause to some attorneys who exploit the misunderstanding that surrounds the putative "criminogenic" effects of antidepressants.

June 26, 2017

Here: a review of the definition of sexual harassment, its prevalence among physicians and medical students, its potential impact on physicians and trainees, and guidance about its management.

June 05, 2017

Residency was going according to plan until a phone call changed everything.

April 28, 2017

When clinicians work without ready access to a security team or environmental safety protocols, early recognition is crucial to preventing or avoiding those rare occasions when behavior problems escalate.

April 03, 2017

Which patients are at greatest risk for premature death following discharge?

March 31, 2017

The points summarized in this pocket guide-drawn from actual cases-recur repeatedly as problems for practitioners.

March 10, 2017

Strategies to reduce aggression in psychiatric treatment settings.

February 28, 2017

The authors review the association between depression and violence, and the role that anger and emotional dysregulation play.