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Clinical Comment (IN: Lifelines: Clinical Perspectives on Suicide, ed. by E L Bassuk, S C Schoonover & A D Gill)
Schoonover S C
The author reviews 3 legal aspects that influence clinical decision making in the treatment of every suicidal patient. These are: 1) predicting suicidal risk; 2) providing reasonable standards of care; & 3) assessing patient competency. (0 refs.)