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15 J. Psychiatry & L. [i] (1987)

handle is hein.journals/jpsych15 and id is 1 raw text is: SPRING 1987 THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND LAW I Notes on Contributors 5 Editor's Page Electroconvulsive Therapy, Malpractice, and Informed Consent 7 Are regulations intended to protect patients actually depriving them of a safe and effective therapy? The author reviews both the law concerning the use of ECT and recent scientific data concern- ing its safety. SHEILA TAUB, J.D. Differentiating Successful and Unsuccessful Insanity Plea Defen- dants in Colorado 55 Little empirical research exists concerning the insanity plea. The authors present interesting findings concerning characteristics of defendants utilizing the plea. RICHARD A. PASEWARK, PH.D. RICHARD JEFFREY, PH.D. AND STEPHEN BIEBER, PH.D. Assessment of Criminal Responsibility: Empirical Advances and Unanswered Questions 73 Among the potential legal defenses to criminal responsibility are the insanity plea and the plea of diminished capacity. The author describes two new clinical measures which standardize the assess- ment of criminal responsibility. RICHARD ROGERS, PH.D. The Psychotherapist's Third-Party Liability for Sexual Assaults Committed by His Patient 83 Because of the Tarasoff line of cases, psychotherapists who treat sex offenders may be particularly vulnerable to damage suits. The authors attempt to predict whether courts will hold therapists liable to victims of their patients' sexual assaults. JOHN T. MELELLA, J.D., C.S.W SHELDON TRAVIN, M.D. AND KEN CULLEN, B.A.