PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Carolina A. Klein
TI  - Psychotropics Without Borders: Ethics and Legal Implications of Internet-Based Access to Psychiatric Medications
DP  - 2011 Feb 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 104--111
VI  - 39
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/39/1/104.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/39/1/104.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2011 Feb 01; 39
AB  - Medical practitioners are revisiting many of the ethics and the legal implications surrounding the clinical frameworks within which we operate. In today's world, distinguishing between virtual and physical reality continues to be increasingly difficult. The physician may be found grappling with the decision of whether to continue to treat a patient who may be obtaining psychotropic medications through the Internet. This article approaches some of the clinical and legal implications and the ethics regarding the availability of prescription psychotropics over the Internet.