TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Patients' suits against psychiatrists for not preventing the patients' criminal acts
JO  - Psychiatric services
A1  - Appelbaum, Paul S.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Patients who allege negligent treatment by their psychiatrists can sue to be compensated for the harms they experience. But what if the harms result from a criminal act committed by the patient that the patient claims the psychiatrist should have prevented? A long-standing common law rule bars plaintiffs from being compensated for harms caused by their own wrongdoing. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently considered the scope of this rule in the case of a psychiatric patient convicted of murder. Even when the rule is upheld, various exceptions may exist, and there is pressure to do away with an absolute bar on recovery of damages.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1075-2730
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240055
ID  - ref1
ER  -