Our Hands Are Tied

MARSHALL B. KAPP is Professor in the Departments of Community Health and Psychiatry and Director of the Office of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Wright State University School of Medicine. He is a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Dayton School of Law and is editor of the Journal of Ethics, Law, and Aging. He is the author of numerous books, including Geriatrics and the Law (Second edition, 1992) and Preventing Malpractice in Long Term Care (1987).

Preface Losing at the Lottery: Physician Perceptions of the Legal Environment The Lawyer Made Me Do It: From Legal Perception to Medical Practice Risk Managers and Legal Counsel: Ethical Enablers or Paid Paranoids? Doing Everything: Treating Legal Fears Near the End of Life Who is Responsible for This? Everyday Patient Intrusions to Protect the Provider 'A Dispirited Lot': Malpractice and What Else? Reconciling Risk Management and Medical Ethics: Opportunities and Obstacles