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19 J. Psychiatry & L. [i] (1991)

handle is hein.journals/jpsych19 and id is 1 raw text is: SPRING-SUMMER 1991 THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND LAW I Notes on Contributors 3 Editor's Page Where the Protective Privilege Ends: California Changes the Rules for Dangerous Psychotherapy Patients 5 The state in which the Tarasoff rule began has altered the duties of mental health professionals who treat dangerous patients. The au- thor explores the implications of these recent developments. CHARLES J. MEYERS, PH.D., M.L.S. Tarasoff Down Under: The Psychiatrist's Duty to Warn in Australia 33 Is a rule similar to Tarasoff presently in effect in Australia? In an- swering this question, the authors discuss the Australian position on confidentiality and other issues involved in Tarasoff cases. DANUTA MENDELSON, M.A., PH.D., LL.B. GEORGE MENDELSON, M.B., B.S., M.D., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P. A Typology of Violent Delinquent Adolescents 63 A number of classifications have been developed relating to delin- quent adolescents. The authors present a study whose purpose was to develop a topology of violent delinquent adolescents. ADA C. MEZZICH, PH.D. GERALD COFFMAN, M.S. JUAN E. MEZZICH, M.D., PH.D. A Profile of Mentally Ill Offenders and Their Adjustment in the Community 79 There has been a paucity of articles relating to mentally ill inmates who, while in prison, demonstrate major psychiatric disorders. The author presents the results of her research regarding this large group of mentally disordered offenders. LYNETE FEDER, PH.D. Defining the Tarasoff Duty 99 What a psychotherapist actually has to do to discharge a duty to protect third parties from a violent patient differs from state to state. The author presents a survey of statutes and court cases de- fining the components of the duty to protect. LANCE C. EGLEY, PH.D.