title: Assessment of the acute psychiatric patient in the emergency department: legal cases and caveats.
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tacoma, Washington.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Good
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tacoma, Washington.
authors.forename: Ryan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tacoma, Washington.
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tacoma, Washington.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013405:Suicide; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States