Psychiatric Malpractice

Bad Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

According to the National Institute of Mental Health in 2008, over one-fourth of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness during any given period of time. Most of these persons choose to seek professional mental help to alleviate their mental illness. Professional psychotherapy and psychiatry never includes sex. It also never includes verbal sexual advances or any other kind of sexual contact, stimulus, or behavior.

Psychiatric malpractice is defined as the psychiatrist’s misconduct or failure to provide a professional level of skill in the care and treatment of their patients. High standards need to be maintained among psychiatrists. When these standards are compromised, psychiatric malpractice may be the result.

Are you a victim of psychiatric malpractice? If so, contact our psychiatric malpractice claim lawyers right now.

Below are some forms of Psychiatric Malpractice:

• Failure to Diagnose Patient
• Failure to Treat Patient Properly
• Medication Misdiagnosis
• Physical or Mental/Emotional Abuse
• Breach of Privacy
• Sexual Relations with Patient
• False Imprisonment

Because psychiatrists are responsible for treating peoples minds and emotions, extreme care must be taken in diagnosis and prescribing treatment. In some cases, a patients’ very life may be at stake. A misdiagnosis of a condition or medication error can have catastrophic consequences. When these things do occur, it may be evidence of psychiatric malpractice.

Psychiatrists and psychotherapists are very important members of the medical community. Psychiatrists endure years of study and work long hours. In general, most psychiatrists are responsible when caring for their patients. However malpractice lawsuits are a reality and are intended to weed out unscrupulous practitioners.

If you feel you have been a victim of psychiatric malpractice, contact a medical malpractice lawyer in your area.

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Psychotherapy Related Sites

• Psychotherapy Malpractice, Damages and Taxes
  Is medical malpractice case are taxable under state or federal law?
  
• The Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations
  Especially Applicable to Psychiatry
  2001 Edition (includes November 2003 amendments) from the American Psychiatric Association.