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Contracting for Safety With Patients: Clinical Practice and Forensic Implications

Keelin A. Garvey, Joseph V. Penn, Angela L. Campbell, Christianne Esposito-Smythers and Anthony Spirito
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2009, 37 (3) 363-370;
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vol. 37 no. 3 363-370
PubMed 
19767501

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online September 18, 2009.

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  1. Keelin A. Garvey, MD,
  2. Joseph V. Penn, MD,
  3. Angela L. Campbell, JD,
  4. Christianne Esposito-Smythers, PhD and
  5. Anthony Spirito, PhD
  1. Dr. Garvey is Fellow in forensic psychiatry, University of California Davis. Dr. Esposito-Smythers is Adjunct Assistant Professor, and Dr. Spirito is Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI. Dr. Penn is Director, Mental Health Services, Correctional Managed Care, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Huntsville, TX. Ms. Campbell is Managing Member, Dickey & Campbell Law Firm, PLC, and Adjunct Professor, Drake Law School, Des Moines, IA
  1. Address correspondence to: Keelin A. Garvey, MD, University of California Davis Medical Center, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, 2230 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817. E-mail: keelin_garvey{at}ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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