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J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 37:2:162-164 (2009)
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Commentary: Lawyer Phobia

Christiane Tellefsen, MD

Dr. Tellefsen is Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Address correspondence to: Christiane Tellefsen, 237 Village Square, Baltimore, MD 21210-1612. E-mail: ctellefsen{at}aol.com

Fear of being involved in a malpractice lawsuit has spawned various defensive attitudes and behaviors in physicians. Despite the relative low rate of malpractice suits against psychiatrists, they too engage in defensive medicine. Simon's and Shuman's paper reviews the hidden danger to clinical care that defensive psychiatric practices can pose to both patients and doctors. This commentary further endorses the paper's position that the study of defensive medicine should be included in psychiatric residency training much like the study of countertransference.






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