TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - Duty to warn third parties
JO  - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association
A1  - Cooper, A. E.
SP  - 431
EP  - 432
VL  - 248
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 0098-7484
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -