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May 21, 1982, Vol 247, No. 19 >
ARTICLE | May 21, 1982

What We Owe to Our Patients FREE

Maurice Grossman, MD
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JAMA. 1982;247(19):2708-2709. doi:10.1001/jama.1982.03320440056037
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With his report on confidentiality (p 2695), Weiss has performed a worthy service, if readers note but one finding: patients have faith in our professed principles of ethics. Their faith, however, may be greater than our practice warrants.

Some of the difference in the responses of the patients, house staff, and students may be due to the semantics of the questionnaire. The use of interesting instead of instructional beclouds the issue and findings. The essence of the case cited by the author, Doe v Roe,1 is that it is not only legitimate but essential that clinical material be published for the educational needs of the medical profession. However, endangering the patient's privacy is not warranted merely because the material might be interesting. This is in keeping with our medical ethics.

We must recognize the legal position that the innate, constitutionally supported right to privacy belongs to the patient. In

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Doe v Roe, 93 Misc 2d 201, 210, 400 NYS 2d 668, 674 (US 1977).
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Slovenko R: Psychiatry and Law . Boston, Little Brown & Co, 1973;, p 71.
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Grossman M:  Confidentiality in medical practice . Annu Rev Med 1977;;28:43-55.
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Grossman M:  Confidentiality: The right to privacy versus the right to know , in Barton WE, Sanborn CJ (eds): Law and the Mental Health Professions . New York, International Universities Press Inc, chap 7, pp 137-184.
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Grossman M:  The psychiatrist and the subpoena . Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law 1975;;1:245-254.
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Zurcher v Stanford Daily, 98 S Ct 1970 (1978).
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Privacy Protection Act of 1980 (PL 96-440 §201 et seq, 42 USC §2000aa-11 et seq).
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 Guidelines on methods of obtaining documentary materials held by third parties—US Dept of Justice . Fed Register 1981;;46( (April 17) ):22362-22366.
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Relman AS:  The medical-industrial complex . N Engl J Med 1980;;303:963-970.
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Principles of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association . Chicago, American Medical Association, 1980;.
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The Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry . Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1981;.
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Opinions and Reports of the Judicial Council . Chicago, American Medical Association, 1981;.

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Doe v Roe, 93 Misc 2d 201, 210, 400 NYS 2d 668, 674 (US 1977).
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Slovenko R: Psychiatry and Law . Boston, Little Brown & Co, 1973;, p 71.
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Grossman M:  Confidentiality in medical practice . Annu Rev Med 1977;;28:43-55.
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Grossman M:  Confidentiality: The right to privacy versus the right to know , in Barton WE, Sanborn CJ (eds): Law and the Mental Health Professions . New York, International Universities Press Inc, chap 7, pp 137-184.
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Grossman M:  The psychiatrist and the subpoena . Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law 1975;;1:245-254.
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Zurcher v Stanford Daily, 98 S Ct 1970 (1978).
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Privacy Protection Act of 1980 (PL 96-440 §201 et seq, 42 USC §2000aa-11 et seq).
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 Guidelines on methods of obtaining documentary materials held by third parties—US Dept of Justice . Fed Register 1981;;46( (April 17) ):22362-22366.
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Relman AS:  The medical-industrial complex . N Engl J Med 1980;;303:963-970.
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Principles of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association . Chicago, American Medical Association, 1980;.
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The Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry . Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1981;.
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Opinions and Reports of the Judicial Council . Chicago, American Medical Association, 1981;.

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