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The philosophical, professional and legal aspects of maintaining confidentiality of a psychiatrist will be examined.
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Title of essay: A psychiatric outpatient arrives at her weekly therapy session extremely agitated and tells her therapist that she is going to kill her boyfriend who she has just discovered is going out with one of her best mates. the psychiatrist does not take this threat too seriously as her patient is often volatile and she certainly doesn't think that she should breach confidentiality and warn the boyfriend. She is, however, sufficiently concerned to make an additional appointment for her patient in three days time. The next afternoon, she is contacted by the police who inform her that the would like to come and question her in relation to criminal damage to the boyfriend's car which has had its tyres slashed, its windscreen smashed and red blood thrown over its exterior. What should the psychiatrist do? Maintaining the confidence of one's patients has been a central aspect of the profession of...
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