Publications by authors named "Ariel Seroussi"
Article Synopsis
- - Involuntary psychiatric holds (IPH) are often used to keep patients who can't make health decisions safe, but they can infringe on civil liberties and risk false imprisonment, making medical incapacity holds (MIH) a potentially better approach for non-qualifying patients.
- - A study at an academic medical center reviewed cases before and after MIH policy implementation, revealing a significant drop from 17.6% to 3.9% in the inappropriate use of IPHs for patients who didn’t meet the criteria.
- - The results showed high agreement among reviewers and that while the average hospital stay remained unchanged, there were no reports of patient elopement or legal issues, highlighting the MIH policy's effectiveness at
Objective: Quality improvement to optimize workflow has the potential to mitigate resident burnout and enhance patient care. This study applied mixed methods to identify factors that enhance or impede workflow for residents performing emergency psychiatric consultations.
Methods: The study population consisted of all psychiatry program residents (55 eligible, 42 participating) at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles.
No duty to warn in California: now unambiguously solely a duty to protect.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
November 2014
In 2013, legislation went into effect clarifying that the Tarasoff duty in California is now unambiguously solely a duty to protect. Warning the potential victim and the police is not a requirement, but a clinician can obtain immunity from liability by using this safe harbor. In situations in which a therapist believes warning might exacerbate the patient's risk, however, alternative protective actions can satisfy the duty to protect.
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