Ethics question relating to tarasoff case?

[Jamiu22]

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Patient has Gonorrhea or some other disease... Wife calls in and asks diagnosis.


A. Report the disease to appropriate agency and you must ask patient for permission to tell wife first.
B. Since it’s an STD, you can tell her the diagnosis to protect her.

What do you think???

 

[Zzmed]

Patient has Gonorrhea or some other disease... Wife calls in and asks diagnosis.


A. Report the disease to appropriate agency and you must ask patient for permission to tell wife first.
B. Since it’s an STD, you can tell her the diagnosis to protect her.

What do you think???

Definitely not B. You tell the patient the diagnosis, you advise him to inform his sexual partners and if he refuses then you report it to the appropriate agency (or directly to his wife?)

 

[loveoforganic2]

Definitely not B. You tell the patient the diagnosis, you advise him to inform his sexual partners and if he refuses then you report it to the appropriate agency (or directly to his wife?)

My understanding is it gets reported either way, and the agency is going to inform the wife, but other than that yeah. As far as STD's, I don't believe duty to warn applies beyond reporting to the appropriate agency

 

[calvnandhobbs68]

Yeah we had learned your only duty is to report to the public health agency. You can counsel the patient on informing others but you don't take it upon yourself.

 

[Jamiu22]

Yeah we had learned your only duty is to report to the public health agency. You can counsel the patient on informing others but you don't take it upon yourself.

My understanding is it gets reported either way, and the agency is going to inform the wife, but other than that yeah. As far as STD's, I don't believe duty to warn applies beyond reporting to the appropriate agency

Definitely not B. You tell the patient the diagnosis, you advise him to inform his sexual partners and if he refuses then you report it to the appropriate agency (or directly to his wife?)

Thanks guys...confirmed my line of thinking... I wasn't sure where the line for duty to protect is drawn.. but after your responses, I'm like DUH!! of course you can't tell the wife unless he's planning on killing her.

 

[step1april2013]

Yes, I agree that it is A. In terms of Tarasoff case you only break confidentiality to tell someone if there at risk of GREAT harm (muder, etc.). I believe if this was HIV then you could apply tara to the situation, but gnorrhea is not on the same plain as HIV

 

[Greenbayslacker]

Yes, I agree that it is A. In terms of Tarasoff case you only break confidentiality to tell someone if there at risk of GREAT harm (muder, etc.). I believe if this was HIV then you could apply tara to the situation, but gnorrhea is not on the same plain as HIV

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