RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Multidimensional Assessment of Dangerousness: Competence Assessment in Patient Care and Liability Prevention
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 123
OP 129
VO 14
IS 2
A1 Gutheil, Thomas G.
A1 Bursztajn, Harold
A1 Brodsky, Archie
YR 1986
UL http://jaapl.org/content/14/2/123.abstract
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.