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jarin
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Reddit: a necessary change in policy
That's kind of surprising to me, patient confidentiality doesn't apply for psychiatrists?
carbocation
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In the US, at least, see Tarasoff:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasoff_v._Regents_of_the_Univ...
brntn
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It does, but most states/countries have some exception. For example, here in Australia a psychiatrist has to report someone they think is going to cause harm to themselves or others.
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