confidentiality

The obligation of professionals not to disclose information received from a client without the client's consent. While primarily an ethical obligation, confidentiality may also be a legal duty. (see privilege).

Definition reprinted with permision from Committee on Psychiatry and Law, of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry: The Mental Health Professional and the Legal System

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