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Published Online: 18 May 2007

Liability Risks

Publication: Psychiatric News
Volume 42, Number 10
https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.42.10.0022a
Psychiatrists who treat students attending colleges a substantial distance from home need to be cognizant of legal risks that may accompany such a situation (see “Treating College Students Means Doing Your Homework”). Experts in psychiatric risk-management issues offer the following advice for psychiatrists who continue to treat these students:
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Obtain contact information for the student's roommates, resident advisors, campus mental health staff, and campus police.
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If the student's college is in a state different from the treating psychiatrist's, explore licensure issues with medical boards in both states.
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Coordinate care with other clinicians, if any, who are treating the student on campus.
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Document all treatment decisions.
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Be aware of the college or university policies on the confidentiality of student health information.

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