Journal article
Confidentiality in Crisis: Part I—The Duty to Inform
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the ethical and legal imperatives to protect third parties from harm in circumstances often believed to be protected by doctor-patient confidentiality.
METHOD: A review of recent legislative changes and legal decisions pertaining to a psychiatrist's duty to warn.
Authors
Glancy GD; Regehr C; Bryant AG
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 43, No. 10, pp. 1001–1005
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
December 1998
DOI
10.1177/070674379804301004
ISSN
0706-7437