@article {Hill137, author = {Simon A Hill}, title = {The man who claimed to be a paedophile}, volume = {26}, number = {2}, pages = {137--138}, year = {2000}, doi = {10.1136/jme.26.2.137}, publisher = {Institute of Medical Ethics}, abstract = {A psychiatrist recounts a case of a man presenting with severe depression who claimed to have abused children and his pet dog. Clinical management of the case hinged on whether this claim was true, a lie or delusional. The uncertainty over this raised complex ethical dilemmas regarding confidentiality and protection of the public (and animals).}, issn = {0306-6800}, URL = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/26/2/137}, eprint = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/26/2/137.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Medical Ethics} }