Schweiz Arch Neurol Neurochir Psychiatr. 1976;119(1):145-55.

[Malpractice in psychotherapy].

Schweizer Archiv fur Neurologie, Neurochirurgie und Psychiatrie = Archives suisses de neurologie, neurochirurgie et de psychiatrie

[Article in German]
H Kind

PMID: 981981

Abstract

Two cases of malpractice in psychotherapy are described. In one case there was a psychiatrist involved, in the other a non-medical psychotherapist. The legal aspects of malpractice in the view of Swiss legislation are shortly discussed. A legal liability for damages caused by the psychotherapist might arise if the following conditions are fulfilled: A deviance from the generally accepted standards of care in psychotherapy, a damage to the patient as a consequence of this deviance and a negligence on the part of the psychotherapist. Furthermore, there has to be an adequate causal nexus between malpractice and damage done to the patient. By some case reports the author tries to exemplify what can be understood by the term of generally accepted standards of care in psychotherapy.

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MeSH terms

• Depression / therapy
• Electroconvulsive Therapy
• Ethics, Medical*
• Female
• Humans
• Legislation, Medical
• Malpractice*
• Professional-Patient Relations
• Psychotherapy / methods
• Schizophrenia / therapy
• Sexual Behavior

Publication Types

• Case Reports
• English Abstract
• Journal Article