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Confidentiality in crisis: Part I--The duty to inform
G D Glancy1, C Regehr, A G Bryant
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario. graham.glancy@utoronto.ca
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
|December 30, 1998
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.
Conclusion:
The current legislative and legal climate presents many risks to the concept of doctor-patient confidentiality. Psychiatrists must carefully consider any guarantees of confidentiality made to patients and must discuss the limits of confidentiality when obtaining consent for treatment.