Confidentiality
Philosophy 215 with Gauthier at University of North Carolina-Wilmington
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By: Kendall Lipsey
Textbook:
Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (with InfoTrac )
Created: 2010-09-20
Size: 9 flashcards
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Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (with InfoTrac )Created: 2010-09-20
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Views: 9
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Confidentiality
information learned in the course of treating patients should not be revealed to others without the patient's permission
Exceptions to confidentiality
information can be revealed to prevent serious harm to 1. the patient2. and identifiable third party3.Society (patient w/ gunshot wound- would call police)
Moral Justification of confidentiality
Beneficence- best treatment, speak honestlyAutonomy- i choose who knows what about me
Legal protection of confidentiality
state by statepenalty on dr.'s who break confidentialityprivaleged communications (cannot be forced to tell what patient said)
Tarasoff vs. Regents of the University of California
Poddar liked Tarasoff (not mutual). Treatment, told going to kill tarasoff. Campus police picked him up (civil commitment)- let him go (rational). Poddar killed Tarasoff.
Tarasoff vs. established ____
duty to warn
When a therapist determines or should determine that a patient presents a serious danger of violence to another, the therapist has an obligation to use reasonable care to protect the intended victim
When a therapist determines or should determine that a patient presents a serious danger of violence to another, the therapist has an obligation to use reasonable care to protect the intended victim
Arguments against duty to warn
1. Therapist can't predict violence2. Too many unnecessary warnings3. Violate confidentiality
Dissenting Opinion (california supreme court)
Obligation will lead to more dangerous people on street. (won't go to therapist. If do go, won't express violent thoughts).
Need confidentiality for trust- need trust for treatment to work
Need confidentiality for trust- need trust for treatment to work
Siegler- Health Care Myth
Harder to maintain confidentialityHealth care teams- many people need infoBetter treatment=$ (insurance needs info)
About this deck
By: Kendall Lipsey
Textbook: Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (with InfoTrac )
Created: 2010-09-20
Size: 9 flashcards
Views: 9
Textbook:
Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (with InfoTrac )Created: 2010-09-20
Size: 9 flashcards
Views: 9
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