Confidentiality in medical practice with special emphasis on the practice of psychiatry: The legal framework
Journal Title: Αρχεία Ελληνικής Ιατρικής - Year 2010, Vol 27, Issue 4
Abstract
Medical confidentiality is one of the most crucial medical responsibilities, regardless of the specialty to which the medical practitioner belongs. Its origins stem from the recognition of medicine as both art and science. Beyond individual moral responsibility, modern organized societies have passed legislation with the specific aim of defining and protecting confidentiality. State laws have set penalties in the event that a physician does not adhere to confidentiality. Additionally, the law specifically describes the cases in which the doctor can break confidentiality and the instances when he(she) is legally obliged to do so. The Greek legal framework on confidentiality as described appears to be sufficient and complete in its commitment to medical confidentiality. Medical practitioners should familiarize themselves with the law in order to ensure increased awareness of their rights and obligations. This paper focuses on psychiatric practice since psychiatry is the medical specialty that places particular emphasis on confidentiality, especially regarding the doctor-patient relationship.
Authors and Affiliations
A. KORSANOU, E. LYKOURAS
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP102486
- DOI -
- Views 65
- Downloads 0
Internal quality and work commitment: A study on the perceptions of hospital nursing staff
OBJECTIVE To investigate the level of the internal quality in a regional general hospital, as perceived by the nursing staff and its association with work commitment. METHOD The tools used were the questionnaire Utrec...
A case of typhoid fever with no travel history
The case is reported of typhoid fever in a healthy 25-year-old female without a history of travel outside the USA or contact with any sick person. This case highlights the importance of including enteric fever in the dif...
Αplastic anemia in children: Pathogenetic mechanisms and current therapy
Aplastic anemia (AA) is a severe, acquired hematological disease, which is usually idiopathic. There are two peaks of incidence, at 15–25 years and above 60 years. In children under the age of 15 years, there are 1–3 cas...
Correlation of the lipid profile and bone metabolism biomarkers in premature infants with osteopenia
OBJECTIVE The lipid profile of preterm infants appears to be an important factor in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. The purpose of this study was to explore the possible correlation between lipid parameters and m...
Μηχανική υποστήριξη της καρδιάς <br /> Kλινική εφαρμογή και μοριακή διάσταση <br /> <br />
Η καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια αποτελεί ένα σύνδρομο με σημαντική νοσηρότητα και θνητότητα. Τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες παρουσιάζει σταθερά αυξανόμενη επίπτωση, η οποία, σε συνδυασμό με την ανεπαρκή προσφορά καρδιακών μοσχευμάτων, κ...