Kerr Patrick L, Dash Rachel
Clinical psychologist and an associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine-Charleston, and directs the WVU Dialectical Behavior Therapy Services Program, and serves as a member of the West Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force.
Assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University School of Medicine-Charleston.
AMA J Ethics. 2017 Jan 1;19(1):45-53. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.stas1-1701.
Accurate data on the prevalence and psychological effects of human trafficking as well as treatment outcomes for survivors are essential for measuring the impact of interventions and generating better understanding of this phenomenon. However, such data are difficult to obtain. A legal mandate for health care professionals to report trafficking opens opportunities for advancing our work in the field of human trafficking but also poses risks to survivors seeking services. In this article, we provide an analysis of some critical ethical considerations for the development and implementation of a mandatory reporting policy and offer recommendations for the ethical implementation of such a policy.
关于人口贩运的患病率、心理影响以及幸存者的治疗结果的准确数据，对于衡量干预措施的影响和增进对这一现象的了解至关重要。然而，此类数据难以获取。要求医疗保健专业人员报告人口贩运情况的法律规定，为推进我们在人口贩运领域的工作提供了机会，但也给寻求服务的幸存者带来了风险。在本文中，我们对制定和实施强制报告政策的一些关键伦理考量进行了分析，并为该政策的伦理实施提供了建议。
