Mental Health and the Law
Friday's Progress Notes - May 19, 2010
Mental Health Information - Vol. 14 Issue 5
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CONTENTS
1. Malpractice dangers
2. Creating a professional will
3. Preparing to testify
4. Protecting patient records
5. Assessing potential for harm
6. Use of seclusion and restraint
7. Guide to seeking help on campus
8. Confidential healthcare for teens
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1. MEDSCAPE
Malpractice Dangers for Psychiatrists
This article is directed toward psychiatrists, but the information is important for all mental health practitioners.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/714110
2. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Therapist's Guide for Preparing a Professional Will
A professional will is a plan for what happens if a therapist dies suddenly or is incapacitated without warning.
http://kspope.com/therapistas/will.php
3. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
When Professionals Go To Court: Preparing To Testify
The courtroom is a foreign and sometimes alien environment for most professionals.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=339
4. PHYSICIANS PRACTICE
Patient Records Legal Primer
Here's what you need to know about keeping, transferring, and destroying patient records. (Complimentary registration required.)
5. CURRENT PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
Assessing Potential for Harm: Would Your Patient Injure Himself Or Others?
Questions to ask, steps to take when evaluating tendencies toward suicide and violence. (Complimentary registration and login required.)
6. CROSS CURRENTS
No Safe Haven: Restraints Reform Targets Traumatizing Hospital Practices
Over the past decade, recognition has been growing of the harms of using seclusion and restraint in psychiatric facilities.
http://www.camhcrosscurrents.net/archives/spring2009/no_safe_haven.html
7. THE BAZELON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW
Campus Mental Health: Know Your Rights!
This is a guide for students who want to seek help for mental illness or emotional distress.
http://www.bazelon.org/l21/rightsguide.htm
8. CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS
Adolescent Patients and Their Confidentiality: Staying Within Legal Bounds
The authors discuss a teen's right to confidential healthcare.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=341
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