Charles W Lidz PHD
Title Research Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Psychiatry
Address Worcester State Hospital
305 Belmont Street, Bryan Building
Worcester MA 01605
Telephone 508-856-8716
Email
Other Positions
Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department Clinical Population Health Research

Institution UMMS - Programs, Centers and Institutes
Department Center for Mental Health Services Research
Narrative
Publications
1. Skeem JL, Manchak SM, Lidz CW, Mulvey EP. The utility of patients' self-perceptions of violence risk: consider asking the person who may know best. Psychiatr Serv. 2013 May 1; 64(5):410-5.
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2. DuBois JM, Beskow L, Campbell J, Dugosh K, Festinger D, Hartz S, James R, Lidz C. Restoring balance: a consensus statement on the protection of vulnerable research participants. Am J Public Health. 2012 Dec; 102(12):2220-5.
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3. Lawrence RE, Albert K, Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS. Competing commitments in psychiatric research: An examination of psychiatric researchers' perspectives. Int J Law Psychiatry. 2012 Sep; 35(5-6):380-6.
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4. Silverman J, Baker SP, Lidz CW. A self-assessment survey of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Part 2: structure and organizational functions. Lab Anim (NY). 2012 Sep 19; 41(10):289-94.
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5. Appelbaum PS, Anatchkova M, Albert K, Dunn LB, Lidz CW. Therapeutic misconception in research subjects: Development and validation of a measure. Clin Trials. 2012; 9(6):748-61.
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6. Silverman J, Baker SP, Lidz CW. A self-assessment survey of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Part 1: animal welfare and protocol compliance. Lab Anim (NY). 2012; 41(8):230-5.
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7. Candilis PJ, Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS, Arnold RM, Gardner W, Myers S, Grudzinskas AJ, Simon LJ. The silent majority: who speaks at IRB meetings? IRB. 2012 Jul-Aug; 34(4):15-20.
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8. Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS, Arnold R, Candilis P, Gardner W, Myers S, Simon L. How closely do institutional review boards follow the common rule? Acad Med. 2012 Jul; 87(7):969-74.
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9. Lidz CW, Simon LJ, Seligowski AV, Myers S, Gardner W, Candilis PJ, Arnold R, Appelbaum PS. The participation of community members on medical institutional review boards. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2012 Feb; 7(1):1-6.
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10. Lidz CW. Informed consent: a critical part of modern medical research. Am J Med Sci. 2011 Oct; 342(4):273-5.
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11. Simon LJ, Bizamcer AN, Lidz CW, Stefan S, Pletcher MJ. Disparities in opioid prescribing for patients with psychiatric diagnoses presenting with pain to the emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2012 Mar; 29(3):201-4.
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12. Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW, Klitzman R. Voluntariness of consent to research: a preliminary empirical investigation. IRB. 2009 Nov-Dec; 31(6):10-4.
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13. Lidz CW. Therapeutic misconception and the limits of ethnography. A commentary on Timmermans and McKay. Soc Sci Med. 2009 Dec; 69(12):1791-2.
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14. Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS, Joffe S, Albert K, Rosenbaum J, Simon L. Competing commitments in clinical trials. IRB. 2009 Sep-Oct; 31(5):1-6.
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15. Odgers CL, Mulvey EP, Skeem JL, Gardner W, Lidz CW, Schubert C. Capturing the ebb and flow of psychiatric symptoms with dynamical systems models. Am J Psychiatry. 2009 May; 166(5):575-82.
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16. Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW, Klitzman R. Voluntariness of consent to research: a conceptual model. Hastings Cent Rep. 2009 Jan-Feb; 39(1):30-9.
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17. Ness DE, Kiesling SF, Lidz CW. Why does informed consent fail? A discourse analytic approach. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2009; 37(3):349-62.
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18. Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW. Twenty-five years of therapeutic misconception. Hastings Cent Rep. 2008 Mar-Apr; 38(2):5-6; author reply 6-7.
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19. Candilis PJ, Fletcher KE, Geppert CM, Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS. A direct comparison of research decision-making capacity: schizophrenia/schizoaffective, medically ill, and non-ill subjects. Schizophr Res. 2008 Feb; 99(1-3):350-8.
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20. Henderson GE, Churchill LR, Davis AM, Easter MM, Grady C, Joffe S, Kass N, King NM, Lidz CW, Miller FG, Nelson DK, Peppercorn J, Rothschild BB, Sankar P, Wilfond BS, Zimmer CR. Clinical trials and medical care: defining the therapeutic misconception. PLoS Med. 2007 Nov 27; 4(11):e324.
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21. Lidz CW, Banks S, Simon L, Schubert C, Mulvey EP. Violence and mental illness: a new analytic approach. Law Hum Behav. 2007 Feb; 31(1):23-31.
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22. Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW. Re-evaluating the therapeutic misconception: response to Miller and Joffe. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2006 Dec; 16(4):367-73.
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23. Skeem JL, Schubert C, Odgers C, Mulvey EP, Gardner W, Lidz C. Psychiatric symptoms and community violence among high-risk patients: A test of the relationship at the weekly level. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2006 Oct; 74(5):967-79.
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24. Mulvey EP, Odgers C, Skeem J, Gardner W, Schubert C, Lidz C. Substance use and community violence: a test of the relation at the daily level. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2006 Aug; 74(4):743-54.
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25. Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW. Clinical ethics versus clinical research. Am J Bioeth. 2006 Jul-Aug; 6(4):53-5; discussion W42-5.
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26. Gardner W, Lidz CW. Research sponsorship, financial relationships, and the process of research in pharmaceutical clinical trials. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2006 Jun; 1(2):11-8.
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27. Candilis PJ, Lidz CW, Arnold RM. The need to understand IRB deliberations. IRB. 2006 Jan-Feb; 28(1):1-5.
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28. Lidz CW. The therapeutic misconception and our models of competency and informed consent. Behav Sci Law. 2006; 24(4):535-46.
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29. Candilis PJ, Geppert CM, Fletcher KE, Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS. Willingness of subjects with thought disorder to participate in research. Schizophr Bull. 2006 Jan; 32(1):159-65.
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30. Skeem JL, Mulvey EP, Odgers C, Schubert C, Stowman S, Gardner W, Lidz C. What do clinicians expect? Comparing envisioned and reported violence for male and female patients. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2005 Aug; 73(4):599-609.
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31. Schubert CA, Mulvey EP, Lidz CW, Gardner WP, Skeem JL. Weekly community interviews with high-risk participants: operational issues. J Interpers Violence. 2005 May; 20(5):632-46.
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32. Gardner W, Lidz CW, Hartwig KC. Authors' reports about research integrity problems in clinical trials. Contemp Clin Trials. 2005 Apr; 26(2):244-51.
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33. Skeem J, Schubert C, Stowman S, Beeson S, Mulvey E, Gardner W, Lidz C. Gender and risk assessment accuracy: underestimating women's violence potential. Law Hum Behav. 2005 Apr; 29(2):173-86.
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34. Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW, Grisso T. Correction and clarification. IRB. 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):18.
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35. Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS, Grisso T, Renaud M. Therapeutic misconception and the appreciation of risks in clinical trials. Soc Sci Med. 2004 May; 58(9):1689-97.
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36. Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW, Grisso T. Therapeutic misconception in clinical research: frequency and risk factors. IRB. 2004 Mar-Apr; 26(2):1-8.
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37. Lidz CW, Parker LS. Issues of ethics and identity in diagnosis of late life depression. Ethics Behav. 2003; 13(3):249-62.
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38. Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS. The therapeutic misconception: problems and solutions. Med Care. 2002 Sep; 40(9 Suppl):V55-63.
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39. Gardner W, Lidz C. Gratitude and coercion between physicians and patients. Psychiatr Ann. 2001 Feb; 31(2):125-9.
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40. Skeem JL, Mulvey EP, Lidz CW. Building mental health professionals' decisional models into tests of predictive validity: the accuracy of contextualized predictions of violence. Law Hum Behav. 2000 Dec; 24(6):607-28.
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41. Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Hoge SK, Kirsch BL, Monahan J, Bennett NS, Eisenberg M, Gardner W, Roth LH. Sources of coercive behaviours in psychiatric admissions. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2000 Jan; 101(1):73-9.
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42. Lidz CW, Coontz PD, Mulvey EP. The "pass-through" model of psychiatric emergency room assessment. Int J Law Psychiatry. 2000 Jan-Feb; 23(1):43-51.
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43. Gardner W, Lidz CW, Hoge SK, Monahan J, Eisenberg MM, Bennett NS, Mulvey EP, Roth LH. Patients' revisions of their beliefs about the need for hospitalization. Am J Psychiatry. 1999 Sep; 156(9):1385-91.
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44. Mulvey EP, Lidz CW. Clinical prediction of violence as a conditional judgment. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1998 Dec; 33 Suppl 1:S107-13.
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45. Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Hoge SK, Kirsch BL, Monahan J, Eisenberg M, Gardner W, Roth LH. Factual sources of psychiatric patients' perceptions of coercion in the hospital admission process. Am J Psychiatry. 1998 Sep; 155(9):1254-60.
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46. Hoge SK, Lidz CW, Eisenberg M, Monahan J, Bennett N, Gardner W, Mulvey EP, Roth L. Family, clinician, and patient perceptions of coercion in mental hospital admission. A comparative study. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1998; 21(2):131-46.
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47. Lidz CW. Coercion in psychiatric care: what have we learned from research? J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1998; 26(4):631-7.
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48. Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Hoge SK, Kirsch BL, Monahan J, Bennett NS, Eisenberg M, Gardner W, Roth LH. The validity of mental patients' accounts of coercion-related behaviors in the hospital admission process. Law Hum Behav. 1997 Aug; 21(4):361-76.
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49. Hoge SK, Lidz CW, Eisenberg M, Gardner W, Monahan J, Mulvey E, Roth L, Bennett N. Perceptions of coercion in the admission of voluntary and involuntary psychiatric patients. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1997; 20(2):167-81.
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50. Swigart V, Lidz C, Butterworth V, Arnold R. Letting go: family willingness to forgo life support. Heart Lung. 1996 Nov-Dec; 25(6):483-94.
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51. Gardner W, Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Shaw EC. Clinical versus actuarial predictions of violence of patients with mental illnesses. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1996 Jun; 64(3):602-9.
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52. Lidz CW, Hoge SK, Gardner W, Bennett NS, Monahan J, Mulvey EP, Roth LH. Perceived coercion in mental hospital admission. Pressures and process. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1995 Dec; 52(12):1034-9.
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53. Newhill CE, Mulvey EP, Lidz CW. Characteristics of violence in the community by female patients seen in a psychiatric emergency service. Psychiatr Serv. 1995 Aug; 46(8):785-9.
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54. Monahan J, Hoge SK, Lidz C, Roth LH, Bennett N, Gardner W, Mulvey E. Coercion and commitment: understanding involuntary mental hospital admission. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1995; 18(3):249-63.
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55. Mulvey EP, Lidz CW. Conditional prediction: a model for research on dangerousness to others in a new era. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1995; 18(2):129-43.
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56. Coontz PD, Lidz CW, Mulvey EP. Gender and the assessment of dangerousness in the psychiatric emergency room. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1994; 17(4):369-76.
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57. Parker LS, Lidz CW. Familial coercion to participate in genetic family studies: is there cause for IRB intervention? IRB. 1994 Jan-Apr; 16(1-2):6-12.
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58. Apperson LJ, Mulvey EP, Lidz CW. Short-term clinical prediction of assaultive behavior: artifacts of research methods. Am J Psychiatry. 1993 Sep; 150(9):1374-9.
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59. Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Gardner W. The accuracy of predictions of violence to others. JAMA. 1993 Feb 24; 269(8):1007-11.
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60. Monahan J, Appelbaum PS, Mulvey EP, Robbins PC, Lidz CW. Ethical and legal duties in conducting research on violence: lessons from the MacArthur Risk Assessment Study. Violence Vict. 1993; 8(4):387-96.
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61. Hoge SK, Lidz C, Mulvey E, Roth L, Bennett N, Siminoff L, Arnold R, Monahan J. Patient, family, and staff perceptions of coercion in mental hospital admission: an exploratory study. Behav Sci Law. 1993; 11(3):281-93.
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62. Bennett NS, Lidz CW, Monahan J, Mulvey EP, Hoge SK, Roth LH, Gardner W. Inclusion, motivation, and good faith: the morality of coercion in mental hospital admission. Behav Sci Law. 1993; 11(3):295-306.
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63. Gardner W, Hoge SK, Bennett N, Roth LH, Lidz CW, Monahan J, Mulvey EP. Two scales for measuring patients' perceptions for coercion during mental hospital admission. Behav Sci Law. 1993; 11(3):307-21.
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64. Lidz CW, Arnold RM. Rethinking autonomy in long term care. Univ Miami Law Rev. 1993 Jan; 47(3):603-23.
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65. Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Apperson LJ, Evanczuk K, Shea S. Sources of disagreement among clinicians' assessments of dangerousness in a psychiatric emergency room. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1992; 15(3):237-50.
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66. Siminoff LA, Erlen JA, Lidz CW. Stigma, AIDS and quality of nursing care: state of the science. J Adv Nurs. 1991 Mar; 16(3):262-9.
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67. Gondolf EW, Mulvey EP, Lidz CW. Psychiatric admission of family violent versus nonfamily violent patients. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1991; 14(3):245-54.
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68. Gondolf EW, Mulvey EP, Lidz CW. Characteristics of perpetrators of family and nonfamily assaults. Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1990 Feb; 41(2):191-3.
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69. Lidz CW, Arnold RM. Institutional constraints on autonomy. Generations. 1990; 14(Suppl. 1990):65-8.
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70. Cleveland S, Mulvey EP, Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW. Do dangerousness-oriented commitment laws restrict hospitalization of patients who need treatment? A test. Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1989 Mar; 40(3):266-71.
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71. Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Appelbaum PS, Cleveland S. Commitment: the consistency of clinicians and the use of legal standards. Am J Psychiatry. 1989 Feb; 146(2):176-81.
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72. Benson PR, Roth LH, Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW, Winslade WJ. Information disclosure, subject understanding, and informed consent in psychiatric research. Law Hum Behav. 1988 Dec; 12(4):455-75.
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73. Lidz CW, Appelbaum PS, Meisel A. Two models of implementing informed consent. Arch Intern Med. 1988 Jun; 148(6):1385-9.
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74. Geller JL, Lidz CW, Pattulo EL. When the subjects are hospital staff, is it ethical (or possible) to get informed consent? IRB. 1987 Sep-Oct; 9(5):4-8.
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75. Appelbaum PS, Roth LH, Lidz CW, Benson P, Winslade W. False hopes and best data: consent to research and the therapeutic misconception. Hastings Cent Rep. 1987 Apr; 17(2):20-4.
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76. Roth LH, Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW, Benson P, Winslade WJ. Informed consent in psychiatric research. Rutgers Law Rev. 1987 Winter-Spring; 39(2-3):425-41.
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77. Lidz CW, Meisel A, Munetz M. Chronic disease: the sick role and informed consent. Cult Med Psychiatry. 1985 Sep; 9(3):1-15.
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78. Lidz CW, Meisel A, Munetz M. Chronic disease: the sick role and informed consent. Cult Med Psychiatry. 1985 Sep; 9(3):241-55.
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79. Munetz MR, Lidz CW, Meisel A. Informed consent and incompetent medical patients. J Fam Pract. 1985 Mar; 20(3):273-9.
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80. Appelbaum PS, Kapen G, Walters B, Lidz C, Roth LH. Confidentiality: an empirical test of the utilitarian perspective. Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1984; 12(2):109-16.
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81. Lidz CW, Meisel A, Osterweis M, Holden JL, Marx JH, Munetz MR. Barriers to informed consent. Ann Intern Med. 1983 Oct; 99(4):539-43.
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82. Schmid D, Appelbaum PS, Roth LH, Lidz C. Confidentiality in psychiatry: a study of the patient's view. Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1983 Apr; 34(4):353-5.
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83. Roth LH, Lidz CW, Meisel A, Soloff PH, Kaufman K, Spiker DG, Foster FG. Competency to decide about treatment or research: an overview of some empirical data. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1982; 5(1):29-50.
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84. Appelbaum PS, Roth LH, Lidz C. The therapeutic misconception: informed consent in psychiatric research. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1982; 5(3-4):319-29.
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85. Roth L, Lidz CW, Meisel A, Soloff PH, Kaufman K, Spiker DG, Foster FG. Competency to decide about treatment or research: an overview of some empirical data. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1982; 5:29-50.
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86. Kaufmann CL, Roth LH, Lidz CW, Meisel A. Informed consent and patient decisionmaking: the reasoning of law and psychiatry. Int J Law Psychiatry. 1981; 4(3-4):345-61.
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87. Lidz CW. The weather report model of informed consent: problems in preserving patient voluntariness. Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1980; 8(2):152-60.
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88. Lidz CW, Gross E, Meisel A, Roth LH. The rights of juveniles in "voluntary" psychiatric commitments: some empirical observations. Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1980; 8(2):168-74.
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89. Roth LH, Meisel A, Lidz CW. Tests of competency to consent to treatment. Am J Psychiatry. 1977 Mar; 134(3):279-84.
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90. Meisel A, Roth LH, Lidz CW. Toward a model of the legal doctrine of informed consent. Am J Psychiatry. 1977 Mar; 134(3):285-9.
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91. Lidz CW. Heroin maintenance and heroin control. Int J Addict. 1975; 10(1):35-52.
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92. Cohler BJ, Weiss JL, Grunebaum HU, Lidz C, Wynne LC. MMPI profiles in hospitalized psychiatric patients and their families. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1972 Jan; 26(1):71-8.
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