title: Making defensible decisions in the era of recovery and rights.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our aim was to develop a framework for clinical decision-making that can be used to take into account risk in an era of recovery and rights.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We developed a framework influenced by civil liability law to develop a guide for clinical decision-making which emphasises collaboration, clarification of the available information and communication of decisions as essential components of recovery-oriented risk management.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor (Adjunct), Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, and; Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and; Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Forensicare, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.affiliation: Professor of Law and Foundation Director, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McSherry
mesh_terms: D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods
keywords: clinical decision-making; negligence; psychiatry; recovery; rights; risk