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14 J. Psychiatry & L. [i] (1986)

handle is hein.journals/jpsych14 and id is 1 raw text is: SPRING/SUMMER 1986 THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRYAND LAW' I Notes on Contributors 5 Editor's Page Treatment Choices and Informed Consent in Psychiatry: Implications of the Osheroff Case for the Profession 9 Can a mental health provider be guilty of malpractice if the treatment provided is allegedly less efficacious than another method? Serious consequences follow if the answer is yes. JOHN GULTON MALCOLM, J.D. Litigiousness as a Resistance to Therapy 109 Patients involuntarily committed to a mental institution often file lawsuits. The authors examine litigiousness as a resistance to a patient's dealing with important issues in therapy. ROBERT D. MILLER, M.D., PH.D. GARY J. MAIER, M.D. FREDERICK W. BLANCKE, M.D. AND DENNIS DOREN, PH.D. Consistency in the Application of Civil Commitment Standards in Psychiatric Emergency Rooms 125 Are clinicians' decisions to involuntarily commit patients reliable and valid? The authors examine these issues using an observa- tional assessment device which they developed. STEVEN P. SEGAL, PH.D. MARGARET A. WATSON, D.S.W. AND L. SCOTT NELSON, D.S.W. The Quandaries of Enforced Community Treatment and Unen- forceable Outpatient Commitment Statutes 149 Deinstitutionalization has created enormous problems. The author examines the difficulties posed by unenforceable outpatient com- mitment. JEFFREY L. GELLER, M.D., M.RH.