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Death of the suicide law: A changing standard of liability for clinicians.

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العنوان: Death of the suicide law: A changing standard of liability for clinicians.
المؤلفون: Syed SA; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.; VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA., Dixson B; North, Pursell & Ramos PLC, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., Fontenele R; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.; VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA., Eth S; Miami VA Health Care System, Miami, Florida, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA., Regan J; North, Pursell & Ramos PLC, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.; VISN 8 VA Clinical Resource Hub, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
المصدر: Journal of forensic sciences [J Forensic Sci] 2024 Jul; Vol. 69 (4), pp. 1387-1391. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 13.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Historical Article; Review
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Blackwell Pub Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0375370 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1556-4029 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00221198 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Forensic Sci Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: 2006- : Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub.
Original Publication: [Chicago, Ill.] : Callaghan and Co., 1956-
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Liability, Legal* , Suicide*/legislation & jurisprudence, Humans ; United States ; History, 20th Century ; History, 19th Century ; History, 18th Century ; History, 21st Century ; History, 15th Century
مستخلص: High rates of suicide continue to plague the modern world, with clinicians, researchers, and policymakers working urgently to ameliorate what has been recognized as a worldwide public health crisis. Under American Law, individuals- including health care providers, could generally not be held liable for causing the suicide of another person. This article presents a review of suicide law in the United States in the context of a recent civil case in which a physician with expertise in mental health was sued for the death of an ex-partner who committed suicide in his home. Historical events and landmark legal cases spanning the 15th century to now are examined and presented as a narrative review to inform society and mental health clinicians a-like towards interpreting the changing medical-legal landscape. As modern advances in science continue to discern the critical biopsychosocial factors that contribute to the act of suicide, there is an inevitably growing concern that suicide may no longer be an incomprehensible nor irrational event as has been assumed for centuries. Thus, it may be considered that individual with expertise and qualification to treat a group of individuals at higher risk of suicide (severe mental illness) may be subject to a different standard than the average individual. This article seeks to present a complex matter where no simple or broad-sweeping conclusions can yet be drawn, however remains a critically important matter for mental health clinicians.
(© 2024 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.)
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: risk of liability for suicide; suicide; suicide landmark case review
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20240513 Date Completed: 20240626 Latest Revision: 20240628
رمز التحديث: 20240628
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15530
PMID: 38739242
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1556-4029
DOI:10.1111/1556-4029.15530