Caplan, Ruth B.

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.

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