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Goisman RM Gutheil TG . Risk management in the practice of behaviour therapy: Boundaries and behaviour. Am J Psychother 1992; 46(4): 532–543

Mills MJ . Legal issues in psychiatric treatment. Psychiatr Med 1985; 2(3): 245–261

Vincent CA Bark P . Discovering why things go wrong. In: Vincent CA , ed. Clinical Risk Management. London: BMJ Publications, 1995