Articles for seminar

Special readings

From time to time, there are readings which cannot be posted on a public site where they can be picked up by search engines. In those cases, there will be a yellow block image below with the URL of the reading. You need to type the URL in by hand, as the image is not a link. Capitalization must be copied exactly.

Violence

Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence. Read Chapter 1, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4

Chapter on Violence in Children and Adolescents, by Peter Ash, MD

Ethics

American Psychiatric Assoc. Code of Ethics

AAPL Code of Ethics

Privacy

HIPAA summary

HIPAA resources

Georgia Privacy summary (from Health Privacy Project)

Bill of Rights

Cases for seminar

Child Cases

Child Cases

Child Abuse Reporting

Landeros v. Flood, 17 Cal. 3d 399, 551 P.2d 389 (1976)

People v. Stritzinger, 34 Cal. 3d 505, 668 P.2d 738 (1983)

State v. Andring, 342 N.W.2d 128 (Minn. 1984)

DeShaney v. Winnebago, 489 U.S. 189, 109 S.Ct. 998 (1989)

Georgia child abuse reporting statute O.C.G.A. 19-7-5

Juvenile Court

Gault, In re, 387 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 1428 (1967)

Fare v. Michael C., 442 U.S. 707 (1979)

Juvenile Sentencing

Graham v. Florida 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. (2011)

Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012)

Education Related Services

Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176, 102 S.Ct. 3034 (1982)

Irving Independent School District v. Tatro, 468 U.S. 883, 104 S.Ct. 3371 (1984)

Custody

Painter v. Bannister, 258 Iowa 1390, 140 N.W.2d 152 (1966)

Georgia child custody statutes

Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct.1388 (1982)

Custody manual: obtain instructions from Dr. Ash

 

Civil Rights of Psychiatric Patients

Right to Treatment

Rouse v. Cameron, 125 U.S. App. D.C. 366, 373 F.2d 451 (1966)

Wyatt v. Stickney, 344 F.Supp. 387 (M.D. Ala. 1972)

Donaldson v. O'Connor, 493 F.2d 507 (5th Cir. 1974) (no longer on Landmark list)

Youngberg v. Romeo, 457 U.S. 307, 102 S.Ct. 2452 (1982)

Right to Refuse Treatment

App. of Pres. & Dir. of Georgetown., 118 U.S. App. D.C. 80, 331 F.2d 1000 (1964)

Rennie v. Klein, 720 F.2d 266 (3d Cir. 1983)

Rogers v. Commissioner, 390 Mass. 489, 458 N.E.2d 308 (1983)

Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210, 110 S.Ct. 1028 (1990)

Hargrave v. Vermont, 340 F.3d 27 (2003)

Sell v. U.S., 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174 (2003)

 

Right To Die

Washington v. Glucksberg, 117 S.Ct. 2258 (1997)

 

Civil Commitment

Lake v. Cameron, 364 F.2d 657 (1966)

Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F.Supp. 1078 (E.D. Wis. 1972)

O'Connor v. Donaldson, 422 U.S. 563, 95 S.Ct. 2486 (1975)

Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418, 99 S.Ct. 1804 (1979)

Parham v. JR and JL, 442 U.S. 584, 99 S.Ct. 2493 (1979)

Zinermon v. Burch, 494 U.S. 113, 110 S.Ct. 975 (1990)

Managed Care

Corcoran v. United Healthcare, Inc., 965 F.2d 1321 5th Cir. (1992) (no longer on Landmark list)

Physician-Patient Relationship Cases

Informed Consent

Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S. App. D.C. 263, 464 F.2d 772 (1972)

Kaimowitz v. Michigan DMH, 1 MDLR 147 (1976)

Truman v. Thomas, 27 Cal. 3d 285, 611 P.2d 902 (1980)

Cruzan v. Director, Missouri DMH, 497 U.S 261, 110 S.Ct. 2841 (1990)

Ketchup v. Howard, 247 Ga. App. 54; 543 S.E.2d 371 (2000)

Blotner v. Doreika, 285 GA 481 (2009)

GA consent law: OCGA 31-9-1 et seq

Confidentiality/Privilege/Privacy

Georgia psychiatrist/psychotherapist privilege law

Cranford v. Crandford, 120 Ga. App. 470, 170 S.E.2d 844, (Ga., 1969)

Lifschutz, In Re, 2 Cal. 3d 415, 467 P.2d 557 (1970)

Doe v. Roe, 400 N.Y.Supp.2d 668 (1977)

Commonwealth v. Kobrin, 395 Mass. 1004, 479 N.E. 2d 674 (1985)

Jaffee v. Redmond, 116 S.Ct. 1923 (1996)

Liability to Patients

Georgia malpractice statutes (excerpts)

Roy v. Hartogs, 381 N.Y.S. 2d 587 (1976)

Clites v. Iowa, 322 N.W. 2d 917 (Iowa Ct. App. 1982)

Duty to Protect

Tarasoffv. Regents, 17 Cal. 3d 425, 551 P.2d 334, 131 Cal. Rptr. 14 (1976)

Lipari v. Sears, 497 F.Supp. 185 (D. Neb. 1980)

 

Criminal Process

Competency to Stand Trial

Dusky v. U.S., 362 U.S. 402, 80 5. Ct. 788 (1960)

Wilson v. U.S., 129 U.S. App. D.C. 107, 391 F.2d 460 (1968)

Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715, 92 S.Ct. 1845 (1972)

Godinez v. Moran, 113 S.Ct. 2680 (1993)

Riggins v. Nevada, 112 S.Ct. 1810 (1992)

Cooper v. Oklahoma, 116 S.Ct. 1373 (1996)

Sims v. State, 279 Ga. 389; 614 S.E.2d 73 (2005)

Indiana v. Edwards, 128 S.Ct. 2379 (2008)

 

AAPL Guideline on Competence to Stand Trial

 

Criminal Responsibility

Insanity Defense

   MNaghten's Case, 8 Eng. Rep.718, SEng Rep. 722, (1843)

   Durham v. U.S., 94 U.S. App. D.C. 228, 214 F.2d 862, (1954)

   Washington v. U.S., 129 U.S. App. D.C. 29, 390 F.2d 444 (1967)

   Frendak v. U.S., 408 A.2d 364 (D.C. 1979)

   Jones v. U.S., 463 U.S. 354, 103 S.Ct. 3043 (1983)

   Foucha v. Louisiana, 112 S.Ct. 1780 (1992)

   Clark v. Arizona, 548 U.S. 735, 126 S.Ct. 2709 (2006)

Diminished Capacity

   Ibn-Tamas v. U.S., 407 A.2d 626 (D.C. 1979)

   Montana v. Engelhoff, 116 S.Ct. 2013 (1996)

 

Psychiatry and the Death Penalty

Estelle v. Smith, 451 U.S. 454, 101 S.Ct. 1866 (1981)

Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 103 S.Ct. 3383 (1983)

Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 105 S.Ct. 1087 (1985)

Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 106 S.Ct. 2595 (1986)

Payne v. Tennessee, 111 S.Ct. 2597 (1991)

State v.Perry, 610 So.2d 746 (La. 1992)

Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002)

Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. ___ (2005)

Panetti v. Quarterman, 127 S. Ct. 2842 (2007)

 

 

Prisoner's Rights

Baxstrom v. Herold, 383 U.S. 107, 86 S.Ct. 760 (1966)

Estelle V. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 97 S.Ct. 285 (1976)

Vitek v. Jones, 445 U.S 480, 100 S.Ct. 1254 (1980)

Farmer v. Brennan, 114 S.Ct. 1970 (1994)

Brown v. Plata 134 S.Ct. 436 (2011)

 

 

Defendant's Rights

Confessions

   Colorado v. Connelly, 479 U.S. 157, 107 S.Ct. 515 (1986)

Guilty Pleas

   North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160 (1970)

Sex Offenders

   Specht v. Patterson, 386 U.S. 605, 87 S.Ct. 1209 (1967)

   Allen v. Illinois, 478 U.S. 364, 106 S.Ct. 2988 (1986)

   Kansas v. Hendricks, 117 S.Ct. 2072 (1997)

   Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 122 S.Ct. 867 (2002)

McKune v. Lile, 536 U.S. 24, 122 S.Ct. 2017 (2002)

   U.S. v. Comstock, 560 U.S. 126, 130 S.Ct. 1949 (2010)

 

Drugs/Alcohol

Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660, 82 S.Ct. 1417 (1962)

Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514, 88 S.Ct. 2145 (1968)

 

Hypnosis

State v. Hurd, 173 N.J. Super. 333, 414 A.2d 291 (1980)

Rock v. Arkansas, 483 U.S. 44, 107 S.Ct. 2704 (1987)

 

Emotional Harm/Disability/Workplace Issues

Negligence

Dillon v. Legg, 68 Cal. 2d 728, 441 P.2d 912 (1968)

Disability

Social Security Disability Psychiatric Review Form

Social Security Residual Functional Capacity Form

Americans With Disabilities Act

Bragdon v. Abbott, 118 S.Ct. 2196 (1998)

Olmstead v. L. C. ex rel Zimring, 119 S.Ct. 2176 (1999)

U.S. v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151, 126 S.Ct. 877 (2006)

Sexual Harassment

Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 106 S.Ct. 2399 (1986)

Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., 114 S.Ct. 367 (1993)

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., 118 S.Ct. 998 (1998)

Expert Witness Testimony Standards

Frye v. U.S., 293 F. 1013 (1923)

Daubert v. Merrell Dow, 113 S.Ct. 2786 (1993)

Kumho Tire v. Carmichael, 119 S.Ct. 1167 (1999)

Federal Rules of Evidence pertaining to experts (Rules 701 - 706)