Therapeutic Risk Management of Suicidal Patients: Objectives
| Manage psychiatric-legal issues clinically, to the extent possible |
| Apply legally informed solutions to clinical-legal dilemmas |
| Support clinical care |
| Prevent injury or harm |
| Avoid harmful defensive practices |
| Avoid a malpractice suit or provide a legal defense, if sued |
| Seek consultation in difficult cases (“Never worry alone.”) |
| Treat the patient, not the record (document clinical decision-making rationale) |