RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Misperceived Duty to Report Patients' Past Crimes
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 407
OP 410
VO 22
IS 3
A1 Goldman, Marcus J.
A1 Gutheil, Thomas G.
YR 1994
UL http://jaapl.org/content/22/3/407.abstract
AB 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.