Tort law--scope of psychiatrist's liability for acts of released inpatients--Colorado Supreme Court holds psychiatrist liable under negligent release theory for violent act of involuntarily committed mental patient--Perreira v. State, 768 P.2d 1198 (Colo. 1989).
D003120:Colorado; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014754:Violence