Slawson P
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles.
Med Law. 1993;12(6-8):673-80.
This article updates a long-term study of psychiatric malpractice. The American Psychiatric Association professional liability insurance programme has insured an average of 10,000 psychiatrists each year since 1984. Two thousand malpractice insurance cases have been entered into a purpose configured relational database to permit analysis of clinical, demographic and economic variables. The results to date are reported and specific low frequency risks identified. Their significance for governmental and private sector mental health professionals is discussed.
本文更新了一项关于精神科医疗事故的长期研究。自1984年以来，美国精神病学协会职业责任保险计划每年平均为10000名精神科医生提供保险。2000起医疗事故保险案件已录入专门配置的关系数据库，以便分析临床、人口统计学和经济变量。报告了迄今为止的结果，并确定了具体的低频风险。讨论了这些结果对政府和私营部门心理健康专业人员的意义。
