Legality of disclosure by Victorian psychiatrists of patient information to carers.

From: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: Clark, Karin; North, Andrew | Copyright information

This article examines the current legal obligations which apply to psychiatrists in Victoria in relation to disclosing information about one of their patients to a caret of that patient. 'Carers' are broadly defined in this article to be people who are not health professionals, but who assist patients, usually in an unpaid capacity. Carers, as defined in this article, are often, though not always, close family members or friends of patients. While there is a duty on psychiatrists (...

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