Informing patients about limits to confidentiality: A qualitative study in prisons

Elger, Bernice Simone; Handtke, Violet; Wangmo, Tenzin

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.03.007

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Informing patients about limits to confidentiality: A qualitative study in prisons

ContributorsElger, Bernice Simone; Handtke, Violet; Wangmo, Tenzin

Published inInternational Journal of Law and Psychiatry, vol. 41, p. 50-57

Publication date2015

Abstract

Confidentiality is important in healthcare practice, however, under certain circumstances, confidentiality is breached. In this paper, mental health professionals' (MHPs) practices related to informing imprisoned patients about confidentiality and its limits are presented.

Keywords

Adult
Confidentiality/legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Humans
Male
Prisons/legislation & jurisprudence
Qualitative Research
Switzerland

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine légale

Research groups

Le Secret médical (676)

Citation (ISO format)

ELGER, Bernice Simone, HANDTKE, Violet, WANGMO, Tenzin. Informing patients about limits to confidentiality: A qualitative study in prisons. In: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2015, vol. 41, p. 50–57. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.03.007

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Identifiers

PID : unige:111121
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.03.007
PMID : 25862306

Journal ISSN0160-2527

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Informing patients about limits to confidentiality: A qualitative study in prisons

Confidentiality is important in healthcare practice, however, under certain circumstances, confidentiality is breached. In this paper, mental health professionals' (MHPs) practices related to informing imprisoned patients about confidentiality and its limits are presented.

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