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Ethical and Safe Discharges from Psychiatric Units during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rachel Belfer, Laura E. Gardner, Eric Broutman and Jonathan E. Alpert
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2022, 50 (2) 273-281; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210074-21
Rachel Belfer
Dr. Belfer is Psychiatry Resident and Dr. Gardner is Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Moses Division, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. Mr. Broutman is Partner, Mental Hygiene Department, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf, & Carone LLP, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Alpert is Dorothy and Marty Silverman University Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pediatrics, and Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Laura E. Gardner
Dr. Belfer is Psychiatry Resident and Dr. Gardner is Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Moses Division, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. Mr. Broutman is Partner, Mental Hygiene Department, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf, & Carone LLP, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Alpert is Dorothy and Marty Silverman University Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pediatrics, and Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Eric Broutman
Dr. Belfer is Psychiatry Resident and Dr. Gardner is Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Moses Division, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. Mr. Broutman is Partner, Mental Hygiene Department, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf, & Carone LLP, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Alpert is Dorothy and Marty Silverman University Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pediatrics, and Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Jonathan E. Alpert
Dr. Belfer is Psychiatry Resident and Dr. Gardner is Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Moses Division, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. Mr. Broutman is Partner, Mental Hygiene Department, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf, & Carone LLP, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Alpert is Dorothy and Marty Silverman University Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pediatrics, and Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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vol. 50 no. 2 273-281
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210074-21
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35459757

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1093-6793
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  • Published online June 6, 2022.

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  1. Rachel Belfer, MD,
  2. Laura E. Gardner, MD,
  3. Eric Broutman, JD and
  4. Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD
  1. Dr. Belfer is Psychiatry Resident and Dr. Gardner is Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Moses Division, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. Mr. Broutman is Partner, Mental Hygiene Department, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf, & Carone LLP, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Alpert is Dorothy and Marty Silverman University Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pediatrics, and Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
  1. Address correspondence to: Laura E. Gardner, MD. E-mail: lgardner{at}montefiore.org.

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