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therapeutic privilege doctrine |
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therapeutic privilege doctrine Forensic medicine A doctrine that protects the physician faced with a Pt who may be too emotional or apprehensive to fully and logically assess his needs for a therapeutic intervention; such situations may arise
in emergencies, advanced age, dementia; when possible, permission should be obtained from the nearest relative. See Good Samaritan laws. Cf Doctor-patient interaction, Informed consent, Paternalism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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