Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, this award-winning handbook gives mental health professionals authoritative guidance on how the law affects their clinical practice. Each chapter presents case examples of legal issues that arise in practice, clearly explains the governing legal rules, their rationale, and their clinical impact, and offers concrete action guides to navigating clinico-legal dilemmas. This edition addresses crucial recent developments including new federal rules protecting patients' privacy, regulations minimizing use of seclusion and restraint, liability risks associated with newer psychiatric medications, malpractice risks in forensic psychiatry, and new structured assessment tools for violence risk, suicidality, and decisional capacity.
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How to Use This Book CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVILEGE Case Examples Legal Issues Clinical Issues Pitfalls Case Example Epilogues Action Guide Suggested Readings LEGAL ISSUES IN EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY Case Examples Legal Issues Clinical Issues Pitfalls Case Example Epilogues Action Guide Suggested Readings LEGAL ISSUES IN INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY Case Examples Legal Issues Clinical Issues Pitfalls Case Example Epilogues Action Guide Suggested Readings MALPRACTICE AND OTHER FORMS OF LIABILITY Case Examples Legal Issues Clinical Issues Pitfalls Case Example Epilogues Action Guide Suggested Readings COMPETENCE AND SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKING Case Examples Legal Issues Clinical Issues Pitfalls Case Example Epilogues Action Guide Suggested Readings FORENSIC EVALUATIONS Case Examples Legal Issues Clinical Issues Pitfalls Case Example Epilogues Action Guide Suggested Readings CLINICIANS AND LAWYERS Case Examples Legal Issues Clinical Issues Pitfalls Case Example Epilogues Action Guide Suggested Readings THE CLINICIAN IN COURT Case Examples Legal Issues Clinical Issues Pitfalls Case Example Epilogues Action Guide Suggested Readings
