Tag: psychiatric treatment.

Risk Management: On the Record: Documentation of Psychiatric Treatment
by Ann L. McNary, JD Ms. McNary is Senior Risk Manager at Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS). Funding: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. Disclosures: The author is an employee of PRMS. PRMS manages a professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2022;19(7–9):77–79. This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information […]

Ethical Considerations When Making Exceptions to “Rules” in Psychiatry
by Edmund Howe, MD, JD Dr. Howe is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Programs in Medical Ethics, and Senior Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Uniformed Services University […]

The Relationship Between Mental Healthcare Utilization and Criminal Behaviors Among Internal Medicine Outpatients
by Randy A. Sansone, MD; Charlene Lam, MD, MPH; and Michael W. Wiederman, PhD Dr. Sansone is a Professor in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio; Dr. Lam is a resident in the transition-year program […]