1. Psychiatric malpractice and the standard of care in textbook of forensic psychiatry;Meyer,2004
2. Germain v. Pfeifer, 418 Mass. 511 August 3, 1994.
3. Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, 13 Cal 3d 177, 118 Cal Rptr 129, 529 P2d 553 (1974), reargued, 17 Cal 3d 425, 131 Cal Rptr 14, 551 P2d 334 (1976).
4. Massachusetts General Law, c123 36B.
5. General guidelines related to the maintenance of boundaries in the practice of psychotherapy by physicians (adult patients). Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine Policy 94–001; January 12, 1994.