Malpractice Lawyers New York City
Under the laws that govern the mental health profession in New York City, you may contact a lawyer to make a claim of malpractice by a psychiatrist or other therapist much as you would handle a claim against a surgeon or any other physician. Psychiatrists and therapists are required by law to take extreme care in treating their patients. This is especially important because of the fact that their treatment focus is on people's mental and emotional states, which can be fragile.
When a mental health professional makes an error in diagnosis or administers the wrong kind or dosage of medication, the consequences for the patient can be catastrophic. Such errors constitute professional malpractice when they meet two standards. First, they must fall short of professional standards of treatment in the community in question. Second, they must have caused serious harm to the patient.
All New York City Malpractice Lawyers Are Not the Same
You should contact a malpractice lawyer if you have suffered harm as a result of any of these errors by a New York City mental health professional:
- Errors in diagnosis or treatment in New York City
- Errors in prescribing the correct medication or dosage
- Sexual behavior
- Abuse of a mental or physical nature
- Violation of patient privacy and confidentiality, which should be reported to a malpractice lawyer
All New York City malpractice lawyers are not the same. When you email Jeffrey J. Shapiro, you may be confident that your potential malpractice case will be handled with professionalism, passion and discretion. Mr. Shapiro's 25 years of effective representation of his clients in malpractice cases will help you recover the judgment or settlement you deserve.
