Journal article
The case that has psychiatrists running scared: Ahmed v. Stefaniu.
Abstract
In the three decades since the definitive decisions regarding duty to warn and protect, several cases have shaped psychiatric practice. In this article we present a tragic case that we postulate may have a significant effect on psychiatric practice in Canada. A psychiatric patient murdered a relative some 50 days after the patient left the hospital. On the day before his release, the patient's status was changed from involuntary to voluntary. …
Authors
Glancy DR; Glancy GD
Journal
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 250–256
Publication Date
2009
ISSN
1093-6793