An examination of whether discharging patients against medical advice protects physicians from malpractice charges

PJ Devitt, AC Devitt, M Dewan - Psychiatric services, 2000 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Many physicians believe that documenting a discharge as" against medical
advice" protects them from legal actions for adverse consequences related to the discharge …

Can we expect an increased suicide rate due to Covid-19?

P Devitt - Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2020 - cambridge.org
Human disasters come in all shapes and sizes including wars, terrorist violence, natural
events, economic recessions and depressions as well as infection. As a species more fragile …

Does identifying a discharge as" against medical advice" confer legal protection?

PJ Devitt, AC Devitt, M Dewan - Journal of Family Practice, 2000 - go.gale.com
BACKGROUND* One in every 65 to 120 discharges from general hospitals are against
medical advice and have an expected increased risk of adverse consequences and …

COVID-19-associated myocarditis presenting as new-onset heart failure and atrial fibrillation

S Gaine, P Devitt, JJ Coughlan… - BMJ Case Reports …, 2021 - casereports.bmj.com
A 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with recent-onset palpitations
and progressive exertional dyspnoea. ECG demonstrated new-onset atrial fibrillation …

Synthesis of heterocyclic-substituted chromones and chalcones

PF Devitt, A Timoney, MA VICKARS - The Journal of Organic …, 1961 - ACS Publications
Microanalyses were carried out by Mre. EM Carey of the Chemistry Department, University
College, Dublin, and by Drs. Weiler and Strauss, Analytical Laboratory, Oxford, England. All …

[BOOK][B] Suicide: A modern obsession

D Beattie, P Devitt - 2015 - books.google.com
When is it okay for a person to kill themself? How have ideas about this changed over time,
and how do they differ across cultures? How do Ireland's suicide rates, especially among its …

A study of polypharmacy with second generation antipsychotics in patients with severe and persistent mental illness

JL Megna, AR Kunwar, K Mahlotra… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background. There is a paucity of empirical support for polypharmacy with second
generation (atypical) antipsychotics (SGAs), especially in understudied populations …

Divalproex sodium versus valproic acid in hospital treatment of psychotic disorders

TL Schwartz, JL Massa, S Gupta… - … Care Companion to …, 2000 - psychiatrist.com
Background: Approximately 50% of pharmacy prescriptions in the United States are filled
with generic drugs, which have improved substantially in quality owing to increased …

Gabapentin's effect on agitation in severely and persistently mentally III patients

JL Megna, PJ Devitt, MD Sauro… - Annals of …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of adjunctive gabapentin on agitation in severely and
persistently mentally ill (SPMI) inpatients. METHOD: Eleven chronic SPMI inpatients on …

[BOOK][B] Cultural Intelligence and the Expatriate Teacher: A study of expatriate teachers' constructs of themselves as culturally intelligent.

PJ Devitt - 2014 - search.proquest.com
This study is situated in the field of cultural intelligence (CQ) research. It involves expatriate
teachers employed at a college for Emirati women in the United Arab Emirates who are all …