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Asked in Cedar Rapids, IA Jul. 19, 2019 ,  1 answers Visitors: 56
14yo boy steals military explosives and tells therapist in Iowa. Does therapist tell? What's her duty?

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Posted on / Jul. 19, 2019 18:00:03

This is a classic test question that has to do with the balance of privacy of patients vs the protection of property/health/life.

To answer this question, see Tarasoff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasoff_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California .

I think that the therapist should brake the duty of confidentiality and report her patient to the authorities, because there is a credible danger to life in the future.

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