Statutory approaches to limiting psychiatrists' liability for their patients' violent acts
Appelbaum P, Zonana H, Bonnie R, Roth L. Statutory approaches to limiting psychiatrists' liability for their patients' violent acts. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1989, 146: 821-828. PMID: 2742008, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.146.7.821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' violent actsViolent actsResource documentGoals of reformLegal dutyModel statuteMental health professionsLegislative actionMental health professionalsPotential victimsLegitimate needPublic safetyClinician's responsibilityStatutesLiabilityActsResponsibilityVariety of waysDocumentsHealth professionsCourtLegislationDutyReformVictims