Clinical manual of psychiatry and law.1585622494 Clinical manual of psychiatry and law. Simon, Robert I Robert I, duke of Normandy Robert I (Robert the Magnificent), d. 1035, duke of Normandy (1027–35); father of William the Conqueror. He is often identified with the legendary Robert the Devil. . and Daniel W. Shuman. American Psychiatric Pub. 2007 249 pages $47.95 Paperback RA1151 Simon (psychiatry and law, Georgetown U.) and Shuman (law, Southern Methodist U.) work as a team to help clinicians and legal professionals dealing with issues of psychiatry understand how clinical interventions partner with applicable legal requirements to produce competent patient care. They begin with an overview of the law and the clinical management of legal issues, then describe the relationship between doctor and patient, including confidentiality and testimonial privilege, informed consent and the right to refuse treatment, tort liability, seclusion seclusion Forensic psychiatry A strategy for managing disturbed and violent Pts in psychiatric units, which consists of supervised confinement of a Pt to a room–ie, involuntary isolation, to protect others from harm , restraint, involuntary hospitalization involuntary hospitalization Forensic psychiatry A civil commitment in which a person is formally confined to a mental health institution, due to mental illness, incompetence, alcoholism, drug addiction, or other, as he/she is deemed dangerous to him/herself or , the suicidal patient suicidal patient Psychiatry A Pt at ↑ risk of committing suicide in the near future Risk factors–♂: ≥ age 60, widowed, divorced, white, Native American, living alone, unemployed or having financial difficulties, substance abuse Risk , psychiatric responsibility and the violent patient, and maintaining treatment boundaries. In each topic they give an overview of the law, clinical management of legal issues, references, legal references and case law, as well as appendices ap·pen·di·ces n. A plural of appendix. with suggested readings and a glossary. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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