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R Slovenko

Publications and source records attributed to R Slovenko.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed2006

Milestones in the evolution of standards for experimental treatment or research.

The abuses in experimentation that marked the 20th century has resulted in regulations. Standards for experimental treatment or for research involving human subjects has been a major development of the twentieth century, coming about in response to the horrendous experiments carried out by Nazi Germany and also in the United States and elsewhere. How these regulations have fared is discussed herein.

Human Experimentation↗
PubMed2000

Update on legal issues associated with tardive dyskinesia.

Of the various drug therapies, antipsychotic medication presents some novel twists to old issues in law and psychiatry. From what is known, its benefits are high but so are its risks, notably the risk of tardive dyskinesia in the case of the neuroleptics. Presented here for consideration are legal issues of standard of care, informed consent, the right of institutionalized patients to refuse treatment, statute of limitations, and causal nexus.

Antipsychotic Agents↗
PubMed1999

The mental disability requirement in the insanity defense.

This paper offers a discussion of some of the nuances of mental disease or defect as required for the insanity defense in criminal law. It also compares and contrasts the mental disease or defect definitions of criminal law with those definitions used in clinical practice. It points out a general pattern of vagueness and dispute regarding the proper interpretation of the mental disability requirement in the insanity defense and in other legal provisions. It reports a variety of interpretations by courts and commentators regarding the meaning of these phrases, and it reports attempts by state legislatures to narrow the range of applicable conditions by excluding various mental or emotional states.

Antisocial Personality Disorder↗
PubMed1999

Malpractice in psychotherapy. An overview.

A generation ago, psychotherapy was rarely the subject of a malpractice suit. Most litigation involving psychiatrists resulted from physical harm, rather than emotional harm, to the patient. During the last twenty-five years, the situation has changed with juries returning verdicts in a large number of cases awarding damages totaling millions of dollars. More recently, restrictions on bringing medical malpractice claim generally have multiplied, but now the role of managed care is affecting the standard of care and choice of treatment.

Duty to Warn↗
PubMed1999

Testifying with confidence.

Credibility is usually accorded witnesses who testify with certainty. There is also the widely held belief that stress creates an indelible picture on the mind. The experimental studies and decisions by the courts involving these beliefs are set out.

Expert Testimony↗
PubMed1999

Police suicide.

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Hostility↗
PubMed1995

Multiple personality: perplexities about the law.

The challenges that multiple personality poses to legal concepts are discussed. They include issues such as consent, competency to stand trial and to testify, defence, criminal responsibility and capacity. The author concludes that the law is based on the idea of a person as a unity and that a person must take responsibility for his or her sub-personalities.

Criminal Law↗