[Kate!]

You are a psychiatrist and your patient has just confided to you that he intends to kill a woman. You're inclined to dismiss the threat as idle, but you aren't sure. Should you report the threat to the police and the woman or should you remain silent as the principle of confidentiality between psychiatrist and patient demands? Should there be a law that compels you to report such threats?

I would definitely want to report this, and I think I would. Also, I do think there should be a law that over-rides the confidentiality principle in cases such as this where someone's life may be at stake.

[Vicky.]

There is a law for things like this. If the patient seems a threat to their own safety/the safety of others, the confidentiality rule doesnt apply.

I would report it. definitely.

[Niamh.]

I would report it, wouldn't want someones death on my conscience

[Vanessa]

I would report it as well. No doubt!

[Kizzy]

Deffo report it as a psychiatrist you would be aware of the likelyhood of them carrying out the threat.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by kizzy

Deffo report it as a psychiatrist you would be aware of the likelyhood of them carrying out the threat.

come on these people put killers and rapist back on the street with that old quote they are cured.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

There is a law for things like this. If the patient seems a threat to their own safety/the safety of others, the confidentiality rule doesnt apply.

I would report it. definitely.

This. They have a duty to report it, if they didn't they'd lose their job.