Psychiatric Malpractice: A Regional Incidence Study

PAUL FREDRIC SLAWSONAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 126, Number 9

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.126.9.1302

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Systematic studies of psychiatric malpractice are scarce. Defendant psychiatrists try to avoid publicity, and many cases escape notice. A survey of psychiatric malpractice claims in southern California between 1958 and 1967 showed no increase in claims rate and an average of 1.5 claims per 100 psychiatrists per year. Most claims were settled for a modest fee before trial. The author describes some malpractice cases and analyzes different types of risks.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 126 • Number 9 • March 1970

Pages: 1302 - 1305

PubMed: 5413207

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Published in print: March 1970

Published online: 1 April 2006

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PAUL FREDRIC SLAWSON

Assistant professor, department of psychiatry, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, 10833 LeConte Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90024

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Psychiatric Malpractice: A Regional Incidence Study

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