PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J M Atkinson TI - To tell or not to tell the diagnosis of schizophrenia. AID - 10.1136/jme.15.1.21 DP - 1989 Mar 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 21--24 VI - 15 IP - 1 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/15/1/21.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/15/1/21.full SO - J Med Ethics1989 Mar 01; 15 AB - 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.