@article{ref1,
title="Duty to warn: when should confidentiality be breached?",
journal="Journal of family practice",
year="1990",
author="Oppenheimer, K. and Swanson, G.",
volume="30",
number="2",
pages="179-184",
abstract="Family physicians may be confronted with the dilemma of when to breach a patient's confidentiality to warn an intended victim of specific threats of harm. The courts have consistently ruled that persons who have a therapeutic relationship with patients have a duty to protect society from specified and foreseeable danger, yet at the same time to act judiciously in guarding against unnecessarily violating a patient's confidentiality. The dilemma imposed by this dual obligation is illustrated by a case report. Guidelines for assessing dangerousness and determining a course of action are offered so physicians can respond to their patient's threats of violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0094-3509",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}