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What you say is very sensible. If there was a sto...

What you say is very sensible. If there was a store for that, that lawyer guy could go get some . . . lol!I hope the person who was possibly suicidal ended up ok.

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For the most part, I think you're right in saying ...

For the most part, I think you're right in saying that the lawyer needs to get a psychiatric opinion.Obviously, you cannot apply this to a few people, the terminally ill for one and the man who has...

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OK, I think there's a big alternative that Mr. Coh...

OK, I think there's a big alternative that Mr. Cohen overlooked:Get a consult.Forensic consults are done under the auspices of attorney-client privilege so there is no breach of confidentiality. A...

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[Note from Dinah: Mr. Cohen discussed this post in...

[Note from Dinah: Mr. Cohen discussed this post in e-mails. With his permission, I am pasting our exchange into the comments section on the blog.]Thanks for the interesting note, particularly valued...

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I'm assuming that it's a fairly unusual event for ...

I'm assuming that it's a fairly unusual event for a client to mention suicidal concerns to their attorney. I also thought it said a lot that the client had told the attorney that she has a...

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Thanks for these further thoughts. If by my comme...

Thanks for these further thoughts. If by my comments you mean our email exchange, then yes, you may paste it into the section of your blog. I'd like to add this, too: if Socrates comes into your...

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If Socrates came into my office, I would BE his sh...

If Socrates came into my office, I would BE his shrink!

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OK, let's stir up the water a little bit. I have a...

OK, let's stir up the water a little bit. I have a week off, I can afford the time to be a nuisance.Here's the hypothetical:Setting aside Socrates-as-patient for a moment, what if you as an attorney...

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What am I doing wrong here: why does everyone thin...

What am I doing wrong here: why does everyone think I'm a lawyer? I'm a psychiatrist and the only people who walk into my office are my patients (actually, I admit, I'd be a little surprised if...

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Fine, I'll chime in, but it will muddy the water.I...

Fine, I'll chime in, but it will muddy the water.I side more with Randy than with Dinah (and I'm not sure about Clink).If the lawyers' equivalent to "standard of care" is to assess a client's soundness...

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Socrates was executed. It wasn’t suicide. He just ...

Socrates was executed. It wasn’t suicide. He just took a philosophical approach to his execution, is all. It’s ClinkShrink’s example of a death row inmate. The default is death. Life extension is what...

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