Kaufman M
Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS 66601-0829.
Bull Menninger Clin. 1991 Summer;55(3):308-22.
Since Tarasoff first established the duty of psychotherapists to warn or otherwise protect third parties when a patient is considered dangerous, the mental health literature has continued to address the two most controversial issues in that case: the questionable ability of clinicians to predict violent behavior, and the role of confidentiality in psychotherapy. The author examines recent trends in the law in light of this research and concludes that so-called anti-Tarasoff statutes recently passed by some states appropriately take into account the mental health literature and effectively balance competing public policy concerns.
自从塔拉索夫案首次确立了心理治疗师在患者被认为具有危险性时向第三方发出警告或以其他方式保护第三方的义务以来，心理健康领域的文献一直在持续探讨该案中两个最具争议性的问题：临床医生预测暴力行为的能力存疑，以及心理治疗中的保密作用。作者根据这项研究审视了法律领域的最新趋势，并得出结论：一些州最近通过的所谓反塔拉索夫法规恰当地考虑了心理健康领域的文献，并有效地平衡了相互冲突的公共政策考量。
