Becoming None but Tradesmen: Lies, Deception, and Psychotic Patients
Keywords
AutonomyBeneficence
Competence
Deception
Disclosure
Ethics
Literature
Medical Ethics
Moral Policy
Motivation
Patient Care
Patients
Physicians
Psychiatry
Review
Risks and Benefits
Treatment Refusal
Truth Disclosure
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Abstract
Is there ever any reason for a doctor to lie to a patient? In this paper, we critically review the literature on lying to patients and challenge the common notion that while lying is unacceptable, a related entity -- 'benevolent deception' is defensible. Further, we outline a rare circumstance when treating psychotic patients where lying to the patient is justified. This circumstance is illustrated by a clinical vignette.Date
2015-05-05Identifier
oai:repository.library.georgetown.edu:10822/74595210.1136/jme.21.2.72
Journal of Medical Ethics. 1995 Apr; 21(2): 72-76.
0306-6800
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.21.2.72
http://hdl.handle.net/10822/745952