CNN CNN Newsroom July 28, 2012
authorities. our guest is a bioethicist at new york university and has just completed a project on ethics and mental health. good to see you. if a psychiatrist has reason to believe a patient is a potential threat to himself or herself or others can or should that medical professional tell law enforcement or a third party? >> well, there is a strong presumption of privacy. if you're in the mental health area you're going to hear a lot of people say some terrible things, maybe even make threats. but if you believe that your patient is a real risk and you have an identified person or p...