TY - BOOK AU - Subotsky,Fiona AU - Bewley,Susan AU - Crowe,Michael TI - Abuse of the doctor-patient relationship SN - 9781108677288 (ebook) AV - R727.3 .A28 2010 U1 - 610.696 22 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - RCPsych KW - Physician and patient KW - Defensive medicine KW - Physicians KW - Malpractice KW - Professional ethics N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2018) N2 - The doctor-patient relationship is fraught with risk. Patients may be at risk from a doctor who misuses their position of authority, or is unclear where the appropriate boundaries lie. Doctors risk disciplinary or criminal proceedings when this happens. This book aims to address these risks, to assist clinicians in their daily relationships with patients, and to improve patient safety. The authors examine the ethical principles and how these may be taught; prevalence of abuse; regulation and sanctions; management and governance; remediation; and the roles of the different organisations that may be involved, such as the General Medical Council and medical protection societies. This is a practical guide to help clinicians avoid boundary violations and improve patient safety UR - https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781108677288/type/BOOK ER -