TY - JOUR T1 - Commentary: Let's Think About Human Factors, Not Human Failings JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 25 LP - 27 VL - 37 IS - 1 AU - Douglas Mossman Y1 - 2009/03/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/37/1/25.abstract N2 - Doctors typically think about medical errors as potential causes of malpractice litigation, as failures by individuals, and as evidence of personal incompetence that may deserve sanctions. Other professions take a different view: designing of safer systems, rather than criticism and punishment, is the way to prevent unintentional mishaps. In his article, Jeffrey Janofsky shows how psychiatrists can think about making care systems safer for patients. He also provides a splendid example of how forensic psychiatrists should conceptualize legal and medical problems encountered in clinical practice. ER -