title: Psychiatric malpractice: recent clinical loss experience in the United States.
abstract: This article presents a survey of recent trends in psychiatric malpractice litigation and its consequences in the United States. More particularly, it investigates the factors that trigger such litigation, the nature of the complaints and claims, the characteristics of patient and psychiatrist and the cost it involves for the parties concerned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioural Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Slawson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States