Helping the helpers not to harm : iatrogenic damage and community mental health /
Ruth B. Caplan and Gerald Caplan.
- Philadelphia, PA : Brunner-Routledge, 2001.
- xiii, 243 p. ; 24 cm. + hbk.
Bibliography: (pages 231-236) and index.
Introduction -- An overview of some causative factors -- Some typical features of Iatrogenically damaging behavior -- Professionals' stereotypes, premature closure, and a preplanned outcome -- Adoption, secrecy and the hidden agenda -- A loss of professional objectivity -- Kafka's world -- The difficulties of preventing Iatrogenic damage -- Some suggested solutions -- Adapting techniques of mental health consultation to influence unwelcoming agencies -- Involvement of judges -- Our response to some critics -- Helping the victims of Iatrogenic damage.
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Community mental health services. Psychiatric errors. Iatrogenic diseases.