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A A Stone

Publications and source records attributed to A A Stone.

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PubMed1977

Recent mental health litigation: a critical perspective.

The author considers the effect of recent mental health litigation involving involuntary confinement, the right to refuse treatment, the least restrictive alternative, and the right to treatment on the role of the psychiatrist and the provision of mental health care. His thesis is that the implicit analogies between psychiatrists and agents of the criminal justice system and between patients and criminal defendants are misleading and that the recent changes in the law based on these analogies adversely affect the provision of mental health care.

Civil Rights↗
PubMed1976

The legal implications of sexual activity between psychiatrist and patient.

The author examines the legal and professional sanctions against sex between therapist and patient. The relevant literature of criminal law suggests that charges of rape or related sexual offenses against psychotherapists who exploit their patients are a remote possibility. Although sexual activity between therapist and patient may form the basis of a malpractice claim, the existing case law is complicated, and the legal distinctions are not always consistent with good psychiatric practice. Professional associations lack the legal expertise and indemnification to act in these situations, but medical boards in some states have the power to revoke licenses. In the end, patients must depend on the decent moral character of their therapists.

Ethics, Medical↗
PubMed1975

Overview: the right to treatment--comments on the law and its impact.

The constitutional right to treatment has now become an accepted premise of litigation in the United States. It lacks only the imprimatur of the Supreme Court. The author presents a brief description of the history of right to treatment cases and comments on the problems and possibilities the law holds for psychiatry. He warns that psychiatric institutions must be aware of the costs and benefits of such litigation and must obtain skilled legal counsel to advise them of their rights and obligations. He calls on psychiatry as a profession to participate in right to treatment litigation and to attempt to shape legal standards so that future generations of psychiatrists can provide appropriate care to patients.

Costs and Cost Analysis↗