The Misperceived Duty to Report Patients' Past Crimes

  • Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
  • September 1994,
  • 22
  • (3)
  • 407-410;

Abstract

A questionnaire survey revealed that a number of mental health professionals believed that they had a duty to report a hypothetical patient's past criminal act. The authors examine the legal context of this misperceived reporting duty and discuss its implications for training and practice.

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