Citation

Lafrance WC, Self JA. J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2008; 36(2): 227-233.

Affiliation

Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. william_lafrance_jr@brown.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Publisher American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18583700

Abstract

The question of causation is approached through a case description and analysis. An alternative perspective is discussed for addressing neuropsychiatric cases in the medicolegal context. Viewing medical litigation from the perspective of risk factors, timeline, and baseline may add clarity to the difficulty of understanding causation.

Language: en