TY - JOUR T1 - Threats Against Clinicians: A Preliminary Descriptive Classification JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 367 LP - 376 VL - 24 IS - 3 AU - Gregory P. Brown AU - William R. Dubin AU - John R. Lion AU - Leonard J. Garry Y1 - 1996/09/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/24/3/367.abstract N2 - Threats against psychiatrists are common, but existing studies on the subject lack descriptive information about the nature and resolution of the threat. In the present study, clinicians who had received threats were interviewed in person or by telephone, and case histories were summarized. Threats were classified as situational and transferential. Demographic factors, precipitating events, and legal actions taken are described. The manner in which clinicians reacted to threats is also discussed. ER -