Should a psychiatrist report a bus driver’s alcohol and drug abuse? An ethical dilemma
| Autor: | Mary Ann Cohen, Valerie Parkas, Cavin P. Leeman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Alcohol abuse Poison control medicine.disease Duty to warn behavioral disciplines and activities humanities Substance abuse Dilemma Psychiatry and Mental health mental disorders Ethical dilemma Duty to protect Medicine Confidentiality business Psychiatry human activities |
| Zdroj: | General Hospital Psychiatry. 23:333-336 |
| ISSN: | 0163-8343 |
| Popis: | Denial of alcohol or drug abuse, and of its possible consequences, can complicate medical and psychiatric care. We present the case of an HIV-positive bus driver with substance abuse who initially denied ongoing use of alcohol and of other drugs, but later admitted to both. The psychiatrist's duty to protect the patient's confidentiality, coupled with concerns about public safety, created an ethical dilemma. In discussing this dilemma we stress the importance of preserving confidentiality, both to facilitate treatment and also to further the safety of others. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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