Articles for seminar

Special readings

Violence

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

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

Ethics

American Psychaitric Association Code of Ethics

AAPL Code of Ethics

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Code of Ethics

American Psychological Association Ethical Principles

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)

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)

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)

Super. of Belchertown v. Saikowitz, 383 Mass. 728, 370 N.E.2d 417 (1977)

Guardianship of Richard Roe III, In Re, 383 Mass. 415, 421 N.E.2d 40 (1981)

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)

Right To Die

Vacco v. Quill, 117 S.Ct. 2293 (1997)

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

Civil Commitment

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)

GA civil commitment law excerpts O.C.G.A. 37-3-1 et seq

 

Managed Care

NYS Conf. of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans, et al. v. Travelers, 115 S.Ct. 1671 (1995)

Corcoran v. United Healthcare, Inc., 965 F.2d 1321 5th Cir. (1992)

Dukes v. United Healthcare, Inc., 57 F.3d 350 3d Cir. (1995)

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)

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)

Whalen v. Roe, 429 U.S. 589, 97 S.Ct. 869 (1977)

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)

Aetna v. McCabe, 556 F.Supp. 1342 (1983)

Mazza v. Huffaker, 311 N.C. 621, 319 S.E. 2d 217 (1984)

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)

Bradley Center v. Wessner, 250 Ga. 199 (1982)

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

Jablonski v. U.S., 712 F.2d 391 (1983)

Naidu v. Laird, 539 A.2d 1064 (Del. 1988)

Court Responses to Tarasoff Statutes (article), Kachigian and Felthous, JAAPL 32:263-73, 2004

 

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)

Seiling v. Eyman, 478 F.2d 211 (9th Cir Ariz. 1973)

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

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

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

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)

    APA Statement on the Insanity Defense (1983)

    AAPL Practice Guideline on Insanity Evaluations (password protected) (2002)

Diminished Capacity

   People v. Patterson, 39 N.Y.2d 288, 347 N.E.2d 898 (1976)

   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)

 

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)

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)

   In re Young & Cunningham, 857 P.2d. 989 (WA 1993)

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)

People v. Shirley, 181 Cal. Rptr. 243 (1982)

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

Carter v. General Motors, 361 Mich. 577, 106 N.W.2d 105 (1960)

Social Security Disability Psychiatric Review Form

Social Security Residual Functional Capacity Form

Americans With Disabilities Act

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

Pennsylvania v. Yesky, 118 S.Ct. 1952 (1998)

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

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)

General Electric v. Joiner, 118 S.Ct. 512 (1997)

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

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