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Exceptions To The Duty To Disclose
Dr. Adnan ATAÇ,a Dr. Remzi GÜLSOY,a Dr. Tolga GÜVENa
aTıp Tarihi ve Deontoloji AD, Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi, ANKARA
Clinicians know that they should always tell the truth to their patients under normal conditions. There are clinical situations in which it is commonly supposed that the usual duty to disclose information may be abridged. However, the circumstances under which disclosure can rightly be avoided are much narrower than it would at first appear and the physician contemplatting nondisclosure takes on significant responsibilities to probe, understand and be candid about the reasons justifying it. Five exceptional clinical situations are discussed below: patient's wavier, patient's incapacity, medical emergency, therapeutic privilege and cultural difference.Keywords: Truth-telling, patient's waiver,
patient's incapacityTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2005, 13:55-57
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