@article{ref1,
title="Duty to warn third parties",
journal="JAMA journal of the American Medical Association",
year="1982",
author="Cooper, A. E.",
volume="248",
number="4",
pages="431-432",
abstract="The 1976 Tarasoff decision in California imposes a duty on psychotherapists to take action to prevent a dangerous patient from harming another party.  Subsequent court cases have elaborated on this duty, which poses a serious threat to the confidentiality of the therapist patient relationship.  Concern has also arisen about the application of the duty to self-inflicted harm, property damage, or unidentified victims; expansion of the duty beyond warning victims; and prediction of dangerousness.  After reviewing the pertinent court actions, the author briefly suggests ways for therapists to handle these issues.",
language="",
issn="0098-7484",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}