PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gutheil, Thomas G.
AU  - Bursztajn, Harold
AU  - Brodsky, Archie
TI  - The Multidimensional Assessment of Dangerousness: Competence Assessment in Patient Care and Liability Prevention
DP  - 1986 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 123--129
VI  - 14
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/14/2/123.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/14/2/123.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1986 Jun 01; 14
AB  - We offer a multidimensional model for assessing dangerousness of patients in relation to their competence to engage in informative dialogue with clinicians. this model, though based on clinical considerations, may offer some degree of liability protection. Current clinical and legal trends are reviewed as they bear upon this determination.