Stipe Injury Law Blog

Psychiatric malpractice is defined as misconduct on the part of a psychiatrist or failure of the psychiatrist to provide a certain standard of care and treatment for their patient. Statistics reveal that over 25% of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness at any given time, so it is very important that high standards need to be held by psychiatrists. When these standards are compromised, allegations of psychiatric malpractice may be the result.

Some forms of psychiatric malpractice can include the failure to diagnose accurately, the failure to treat appropriately, medication errors, physical, mental or emotional abuse of the patient, breach of privacy and sexual abuse.

Since the ultimate goal of a psychiatrist is to treat people's minds and emotions, extreme caution must be taken in the care and treatment of their patients. A misdiagnosis or medication error can result in catastrophic consequences with a patient's life hanging in the balance.

Most psychiatrists study for many years and work long hours under the most stressful circumstances, however if there are unscrupulous members of the psychiatric community that need to be held accountable for their actions.

If you feel you have been a victim of psychiatric malpractice, do not be victimized again. Please contact Stipe Injury Law in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma today to schedule a confidential consultation with our experienced psychiatric malpractice attorneys to protect your legal rights and find out whether you are entitled to financial compensation for your pain and suffering.