Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Ahead of Print
  • Past Issues
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Print Subscriptions
  • About
    • About the Journal
    • About the Academy
    • Editorial Board
  • Feedback
  • Alerts
  • AAPL

User menu

  • Alerts

Search

  • Advanced search
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
  • AAPL
  • Alerts
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Ahead of Print
  • Past Issues
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Print Subscriptions
  • About
    • About the Journal
    • About the Academy
    • Editorial Board
  • Feedback
  • Alerts
LetterLETTERS

Reply

Krishna Balachandra, Sam Swaminath and Larry C. Litman
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2005, 33 (1) 136;
Krishna Balachandra
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Sam Swaminath
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Larry C. Litman
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site

Editor:

Judge Walter accurately describes the Review Board process in Canada. He clarifies the concept of significant threat. However, his critique of the sentence “From a practical perspective, mentally ill individuals could be released prematurely…” requires clarification. The reader should place emphasis on the word “could.” Finally, he takes issue with the sentence, “Perhaps a standardized form could be used when the reasons for disposition are made which allow for further rigorous study in the future.” Limitations of our study were stated, including the difficulty in studying the complex decision-making process of the Review Board in a retrospective chart review. The development of a form was merely a suggestion.

  • American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Site Navigation

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Ahead of Print
  • Archive
  • Information for Authors
  • About the Journal
  • Editorial Board
  • Feedback
  • Alerts

Other Resources

  • Academy Website
  • AAPL Meetings
  • AAPL Annual Review Course

Reviewers

  • Peer Reviewers

Other Publications

  • AAPL Practice Guidelines
  • AAPL Newsletter
  • AAPL Ethics Guidelines
  • AAPL Amicus Briefs
  • Landmark Cases

Customer Service

  • Cookie Policy
  • Reprints and Permissions
  • Order Physical Copy

Copyright © 2022 by The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law