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Confidentiality
Confidentiality is an ethical principle related to the privacy and protection of personal information. In medicine, and other professions such as law, there are guidelines for professionals regarding the protection of patient and client privacy and information.
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A 38-year old female asked:
If SSI collects medical records for a continuing disability review is there still some dr-patient confidentiality or will they know everything I said?
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A 34-year old asked:
Do social workers follow the patient confidentiality code?
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A 37-year old asked:
How does a therapist handle confidentiality in cases in which the client expresses thoughts of self harm?
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A 58-year old male asked about a 68-year old male:
Other than dx, what do the confidentiality rules extend to? Could a md answer the question if a dementia pt. Is well enough to resume car rides?
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A female asked:
Ive got counselling tomorrow + they want to break confidentiality about my weight loss because of risks to my life! How can I stop her? I can't change
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A 23-year old male asked:
I am requesting patient confidentiality. I have been snorting Ritalin for a few years and I believe I have damaged my nasal cavity. what should I do?
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A 48-year old female asked:
What is "confidentiality" ......Anyway? I have been under the care of the same orthopedic of and on since 1992 or so. Intermittantly dependant on symptoms and pain. Recently i had occasion to provide the doctor with a urine sample as this is all the rag
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A 45-year old asked:
Could it be against doctor patient confidentiality to tell someones partner they have an std?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Would a psychiatrist have you admitted to hospital or be required to break confidentiality if you discussed to them how you're fine at the momenbut had a bad reaction to ssris and started getting really violent thoughts as well as went into psychosis?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What falls under doctor patient confidentiality. I am not suicidal, hear me when I say that. But, I have self-harmed for years now. And i was gonna talk to my Primary care doc abt it. But if I am just gonna get thrown in the loony bin, no thanks?
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A 39-year old asked:
Are all procedings at aa confidential?
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A 16-year old female asked:
The questions i ask are all confidential right?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Is planned parenthood confidential?
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A 43-year old asked:
Will doctors have to keep information confidential?
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A 33-year old asked:
Do doctors have to keep colleagues drug use confidential?
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A 43-year old asked:
When in life do doctors have to keep information confidential?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is everything you tell your doctor kept confidential?
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A 45-year old asked:
What is health information privacy vs conficentiality?
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A 42-year old asked:
How can I be tested for autism confidentially?
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A 50-year old asked:
Please tell me if there is anyway i can get confidential help about self harm?
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A member asked:
Performance Anxiety Issues for 3 years now need confidential assistance on this Confidential male Question?
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A member asked:
I had an abortion i was only fifteen and had no support and i'm scared i might be sterile how do I find out confidentially? It was in september and i really want kids but when im finacially stable
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A 43-year old asked:
Has any sperm bank been hacked or given away confidential info?
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A 21-year old female asked:
After having my 1year old son i've been going through a lot of depression, i feel like im stuck because im very confidential and hide my problems, why?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Hi, is this confidential?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is it possible for my partner to get tested possitive for chlamydia confidentially?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Is it confidential if people tell their doctor about having thoughts of committing suicide?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Do hospitals look at an employee's medical record when hiring them? Are medical records confidential?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Do most gynocologist keeps thing confidential? I'm 17 and masturbate, and I would not like my mom to know
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A 16-year old female asked:
My birthday is July 19, 1997, age16 is a pediatritan able to keep stuff confidential between us two without my parents knowing or am I under age ?
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