RT Journal Article SR Electronic 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 FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 367 OP 376 VO 24 IS 3 A1 Gregory P. Brown A1 William R. Dubin A1 John R. Lion A1 Leonard J. Garry YR 1996 UL http://jaapl.org/content/24/3/367.abstract AB 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.