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Privileged Communication: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurses and the Law
Author(s) -
Smith Jimmie
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1990.tb00322.x
Subject(s) - confidentiality , statutory law , mental health , mental health nursing , psychology , mental health law , psychiatry , mental health act , nursing , law , medicine , political science
This article examines the issues of confidentiality and privileged communication as they relate to psychiatric/mental health nursing practice. It includes a discussion of statutory and case law, arguments for and against privileged communication, and several examples of how these issues effect psychiatric/mental health nurses and their practice.