Citation

Gross BH, Southard MJ, Lamb HR, Weinberger LE. J. Clin. Psychiatry 1987; 48(1): 9-12.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Physicians Postgraduate Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3804989

Abstract

The complexities of the Tarasoff and Hedlund cases extended the liability of clinicians in situations in which patients communicate threats of harm to third parties. Because of these and other rulings, clinicians need to follow guidelines for staged responses to such threats and to document and substantiate their decisions.

Language: en