Originally posted by: togepe30
Guys, I have a very genuine query. I mean no offense or disrespect to anyone.
In cases of suicide, what happens to the doctor-patient confidentiality clause. Are counsellors/doctors supposed to respect it and refuse to reveal what the patient told them in confidence? I guess law supercedes this right?
Same is my query regarding the confessions that people make in churches. How does that work in connection to crime/suicide/death? Apart from Hollywood shows/films I have not seen anyone going for these confessions, so I don't even know how this works in real life.
I mean no offence to the deceased. I just want to know if there is a law regarding this.
For your first query : If there's an investigation then the doctor is bound by law to reveal information but only after ordered by a judge and in court. Not just suicide, if the patient is not stable and is a threat to himself and others, information is shared.
For the second one, I am not sure. I haven't handled a case like that.
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