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The hazards of writing or disclosing information in psychiatry
Author(s) -
Slovenko Ralph
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370010112
Subject(s) - confidentiality , subject (documents) , patient confidentiality , psychology , medicine , internet privacy , computer security , computer science , world wide web
The health care professional must be aware of the potential hazards in writing or disclosing information about a patient or a non‐patient. Two important interests are pitted against each other: dissemination of scientific information versus confidentiality. Presented is a discussion of the legal and ethical issues involved in (1) writing an article or book about a patient, (2) writing about a research subject, (3) writing about a subject of a forensic examination on behalf of the court or attorney, and (4) writing in a medical record.