Question: Confidentiality 13. What Reasons Does The Majority Of The Court Present For Holding The Psychiatrists And Hospital Responsible For Not Warning Third Parties Of Threatened Dangers Arising Out Of The Patient’s Violent Intentions In The Tarasoff Case? What Reasons Does The Dissenting Opinion Give For Not Imposing The Duty To Warn On Psychiatrists? Which …

Confidentiality 13. What reasons does the majority of the court present for holding the psychiatrists and hospital responsible for not warning third parties of threatened dangers arising out of the patient’s violent intentions in the Tarasoff case? What reasons does the dissenting opinion give for not imposing the duty to warn on psychiatrists? Which seems to have the most convincing opinion? (pp. 109-116) Informed Consent 14. What two values underlie the evaluation of policies and practices of informed consent? (p. 120) 15. What kinds of information should be disclosed by the health care provider to the patient in the process of acquiring informed consent for medical treatment? (p. 122) 16. List, describe, and discuss the relative pros and cons of five different standards for informed consent. Hint: The five different standards I have in mind are: full disclosure, community practice standard, reasonable patient standard, conversation standard, and Brody’s transparency standard. (pp. 126-131)