Smith S
University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1992 Dec;26(4):618-23. doi: 10.3109/00048679209072097.
This article examines a recent decision of the English Court of Appeal. It concerned a psychiatrist who examined and reported on a convicted murderer in a secure hospital. The report was commissioned by the patient's solicitors as evidence in support of his release. The report was emphatically unfavourable and the doctor insisted that it be revealed to the hospital authorities. The solicitors refused and litigation ensued. The courts were forced to rule on the conflict between the patient's right to privacy and the public interest in revealing the report.
本文探讨了英国上诉法院最近的一项裁决。该裁决涉及一名精神病医生，他在一家安全医院对一名已定罪的杀人犯进行了检查并撰写了报告。这份报告是由患者的律师委托撰写的，作为支持其获释的证据。该报告明确显示出不利情况，而医生坚持要将其告知医院当局。律师拒绝了，随后引发了诉讼。法院被迫就患者的隐私权与公开该报告的公共利益之间的冲突作出裁决。
