RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 To tell or not to tell the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 21
OP 24
DO 10.1136/jme.15.1.21
VO 15
IS 1
A1 J M Atkinson
YR 1989
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/15/1/21.abstract
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.