Overview

The clinical activities of professionals in the general hospital often encompass aspects of legal decision-making. These decisions involve therapeutic actions towards patients, performed in the context of statutes, regulations and judicial rulings in various jurisdictions. Clinicians are, in fact, making such decisions, many of which have profound legal and ethical implications, without sufficient background in these areas. The principal purpose of this book is to present relevant background material on these matters so that clinicians can make better informed decisions.

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Author:   Harvey Bluestone ,  Sheldon Travin ,  Douglas B. Marlowe
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Volume:   9
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.684kg
ISBN:  

9780471004318

ISBN 10:   0471004316
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   09 February 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Partial table of contents: BASIC PRINCIPLES. The de facto Magistrate: Psycholegal Decision Making in Clinical Practice (D. Marlowe). Ethics and Decision Making in Psychiatric Practice in General Hospitals (R. Macklin). PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT SERVICES. Emergency Room Psychiatric Care in the General Hospital: Major Psychiatric-Legal Considerations (S. Travin). Retention and Treatment Issues on the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit (S. Rachlin). OUTPATIENT SERVICES. Forensic Problems Encountered in the Practice of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (R. Vela, et al.). Ethical and Forensic Considerations in Substance Abuse Treatment (H. Lee & H. Bluestone). SPECIAL CATEGORIES. AIDS and Psychiatry in the General Hospital: Legal and Ethical Dilemmas (G. Upadhya & H. Bluestone). Child Abuse Reporting in the General Hospital (L. Cahill, et al.). Indexes.

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