BookPeter Ash, Richard L. Frierson, Susan Hatters Friedman, editors.
Summary: This book comprehensively educates psychiatrists about malpractice and other liability. It is written to also specifically assist psychiatrists who are sued or are involved in other complaints. The first two sections discuss malpractice law and the litigation process; the litigation section mainly addresses some of the more emotionally charged issues, including do's and don'ts, how an attorney will be looking at the case, the defendant doctor's testifying at deposition and trial, and the stress of being sued. The subsequent three sections address specific topics that give rise to liability, with each section taking a different perspective such as risks in particular clinical, by practice site, and special issues, including practice in special situations such as the current pandemic. The final section discusses other forms of liability, such as complaints to medical boards or professional association ethics committees. An exceptional work, Malpractice and Liability in Psychiatry, functions as both a go-to handbook and all-encompassing read on the aforementioned topics.
Contents:
Section I: Malpractice Law
Principles of Malpractice Law in Psychiatry
History of Malpractice
Liability of the Acts of Others
Professional Liability Insurance
Section II: Litigation
Risk Management after an Adverse Event
The Litigation Process
Do's and Dont's if You Are Sued
The Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective
The Defense Attorney's Perspective
Expert Witness
The Defendant Psychiatrist as Witness
The Stress of Being Sued
Section III: Malpractice Allegations
Suicide
Patient Violence
Boundary Violations
Breach of Confidentiality
Negligent Psychopharmacology
Abandonment and Unnecessary Commitment
Negligent Psychotherapy
Section VI: Practice Areas
Inpatient General Psychiatry
Outpatient General Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Consult Liaison Psychiatry
Emergency Room Psychiatry
Reproductive Psychiatry
Addition Psychiatry
Geriatric Psychiatry
Correctional Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
Psychiatric Research
Section V: Special Topics
Telepsychiatry
Malpractice and the Internet
Patients and Guns
Practicing During a Pandemic or Disaster
Section VI: Complaints
Medical Board Complaints
Ethics Complaints
Granting Agencies
Negative Reviews on the Internet
Impaired Psychiatrists.