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To: MtnClimber

My wife is a psychiatrist and patients like this are her greatest fear.

She is liable as it is medical malpractice to not commit a person who expresses a desire to harm themselves or others.

I’ve attended legal seminars on this topic put on by the malpractice insurance attorneys. It’s even hard for a Dr. to protect themselves from the family suing them when a patient commits suicide.

Her therapists have big liability exposure.


4 posted on 05/07/2025 6:04:17 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: tired&retired

Can you say what State you are in?

Does this vary from State to State?


13 posted on 05/07/2025 8:46:25 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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