Citation

Mossman D. J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2009; 37(1): 25-27.

Affiliation

Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0040, USA. douglas.mossman@uc.edu

Comment In:

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2009;37(1):15-24.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Publisher American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19297629

Abstract

Doctors typically think about medical errors as potential causes of malpractice litigation, as failures by individuals, and as evidence of personal incompetence that may deserve sanctions. Other professions take a different view: designing of safer systems, rather than criticism and punishment, is the way to prevent unintentional mishaps. In his article, Jeffrey Janofsky shows how psychiatrists can think about making care systems safer for patients. He also provides a splendid example of how forensic psychiatrists should conceptualize legal and medical problems encountered in clinical practice.

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