Psychiatry and Psychology

Duty to Warn

A health professional's obligation to breach patient CONFIDENTIALITY to warn third parties of the danger of their being assaulted or of contracting a serious infection.

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Abstract

A health professional's obligation to breach patient CONFIDENTIALITY to warn third parties of the danger of their being assaulted or of contracting a serious infection.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Warn, Duty to
  • to Warn, Duty

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Confidentiality (1976-1991)

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  1. F01.829w.401w.046.800w.200w
  2. F04.096w.544w.335w.240w.270w
  3. I01w.880w.604.583w.080w.134.800w.200w
  4. I01w.880w.604.583w.080w.270w
  5. N03w.706.535w.230w.270w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Duty to Warn. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017007. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017007
  2. Duty to Warn. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty_to_warn
  3. Duty to Warn. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5317588