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9 J. Psychiatry & L. [i] (1981)

handle is hein.journals/jpsych9 and id is 1 raw text is: SPRING 1981 THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRYAND LAW 1 Notes on Contributors 3 Editors' Page Malpractice in Psychiatry and Related Fields 5 This is a thorough and insightful article dealing with malpractice. It may well prove to be a landmark article. PROFESSOR RALPH SLOVENKO Developing Legal Trends in Psychiatric Malpractice 65 The authors present a valuable study of the legal theories under which a psychiatrist may be held liable for malpractice. In particular, new psychiatric techniques are examined. DENNIS J. HORAN, ESQ. AND MARIANNE E. GUERRINI, ESQ. Personal Injury Law and Emotional Distress 91 This article explores the law relating to emotional distress. Interest- ing current trends are surveyed. JOHN G. LANGHENRY, JR., ESQ. Book Section: Essays and Reviews 111 The Executioner's Song, by Norman Mailer, reviewed by Professor H.H.A. Cooper. 121 Before the Best Interests of the Child, by Joseph Goldstein, Anna Freud, Albert T. Solnit, reviewed by Alan M. Levy, M.D. 127 The Role of the Forensic Psychologist, edited by Gerald Cooke, re- viewed by Norman G. Poythress, Jr., Ph.D. 133 Critical Psychiatry: The Politics of Mental Health, edited by David Ingleby, reviewed by Arthur T. Meyerson, M.D.