TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Moral justification for Tarasoff-type warnings and breach of confidentiality: a clinician's perspective
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - Gutheil, T. G.
SP  - 345
EP  - 353
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - After brief review of the background and context of the Tarasoff case and its impact on clinicians, the author examines the "Tarasoff warning," proposed in the 1974 Tarasoff opinion, from a moral position, with brief discussion of its clinical and risk management dimensions. Moral issues considered include confidentiality itself, agency, fiduciary duty, a shift in the victim paradigm, the emergency context, a novel risk, and a proposed approach. The dilemma presented by the original Tarasoff fact situation is re-examined. The author stresses the need for individualized responses to the risks posed by patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -