James L Kelley

Psychiatric Malpractice

Stories of Patients, Psychiatrists, and the Law

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

James Kelley tells the true stories of people who sought help from psychiatrists and ended up suing them for malpractice. These tales are compelling, tragic, and sometimes bizarre. They offer a unique view into a relationship that is normally confidential and caring - but can be catastrophic when it goes wrong. Kelley discusses several cases that received national attention: former Reagan administration press secretary James Brady's suit against the psychiatrist who had been treating John Hinckley; the Tarasoff decision that established the psychiatrist's duty to warn potential victims of a patient's threats; and the disciplinary proceedings against Dr. Margaret Bean-Bayog for her unusual "mothering" treatment of Paul Lozano. Kelley accompanies detailed accounts of courtroom clashes - based on court records - with clear, even-handed treatments of four kinds of psychiatric malpractice cases: a patient's suicide, a patient's violence against other people, a psychotherapist's sexual misconduct, and the use of unconventional treatments. With a wealth of examples, he explains the role of psychiatrists as expert witnesses against each other, the difficulties of predicting the outcomes of these suits, and the balances psychiatrists and judges have to strike between the duties owed to patients, on the one hand, and to society on the other. Whether you identify with the patients or the psychiatrists, you will find these tales unforgettable. Kelley writes in nontechnical language for the general reader, stressing the human elements. His lucid analyses of key, current issues make his book essential reading for professionals in mental health or law - and for anyone contemplating a malpractice suit.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 159mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780813523231
• ISBN-10: 0813523230
• Artikelnr.: 21811538

Autorenporträt

James L. Kelley is a lawyer and writer who resides in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Law of Psychiatric Malpractice
PART I. Suicide
Chapter 3. The Walking Suicide Time Bomb
Chapter 4. Bum Rap in Orlando
Chapter 5. Suicide: The Therapist as Scapegoat
PART II. Violence Against Others
Chapter 6. Man with a Mission
Chapter 7. Search and Destroy
Chapter 8. A Danger to Others
PART III. Standards of Psychiatric Care
Chapter 9. Dr. Osheroff's Case
Chapter 10. Dr. Bean-Bayog: The Therapist as Mom
Chapter 11. In Search of a Standard of Care
PART IV. Sexual Misconduct
Chapter 12. Mrs. Barkley, Twice a Week
Chapter 13. One Doesn't Just Say Goodbye
Chapter 14. Sex as "Part of the Therapy"
Chapter 15. Afterword