Psychiatric treatment can be a demanding, complex, and emotional experience for both doctor and patient. Because of the personal nature of the treatment, sometimes it is hard to tell when the doctor ...

In a subcategory of cases, a patient taking medication acted violently, and either the patient or the injured party blames the medication for the violent act. A particularly horrific example is ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) _ A former psychiatrist who confided to a patient that he wanted to kill six people — and asked the patient to help him find a handgun — has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit ...

Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that a state psychiatric hospital failed to protect a resident who was fatally assaulted by another resident with a known violent history, demonstrating negligent ...