To Tell or Not to Tell? The Ethical Dilemma of the Would-Be Whistleblower

To Tell or Not to Tell.

The underreporting of rape is well known; however, there is less information on women who fail to disclose to anyone. This online study suggests that 24% of 242 women who were non-disclosing compared with those who had disclosed were significantly less likely to seek treatment for emotional injuries. Also, almost two thirds of non-disclosing women believed the abuse was their fault versus 39.1%...

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To tell or not to tell the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Some patients with schizophrenia are not told their diagnosis. The moral, clinical and practical issues involved in telling or not telling the patient are discussed. In some cases a relative is told the diagnosis but not the patient. The implications for the family and clinical outcome are outlined. A case history illustrating some of these issues is presented.

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To Tell or Not to Tell the Truth to Cancer Patients

The physician-patient relationship is a significant component of the treatment strategy. Communication constitutes perhaps the most important process in medicine. Among various aspects of the direct relationship between the physician and the patient, conversations with the patient are among the most important. It is the duty of the physician to supply the patients with explanations. However, co...

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[To tell or not to tell the truth to cancer patients?].

The physician-patient relationship is a significant component of the treatment strategy. Communication constitutes perhaps the most important process in medicine. Among various aspects of the direct relationship between the physician and the patient, conversations with the patient are among the most important. It is the duty of the physician to supply the patients with explanations. However, co...

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To tell or not to tell: disclosure and the narrative self.

Drawing from a narrative identity framework, we present the results of three studies examining the nature of what people do and do not disclose about their life experiences. Across three studies, our findings indicate that (1) the major difference in what people do and do not disclose concerns the emotionality of the events and whether or not the events are transgressions; (2) for everyday memo...

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To Tell or Not to Tell? The Ethical Dilemma of the Would-Be Whistleblower

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