Protecting privacy to protect mental health: the new ethical imperative

Confidentiality is a central bioethical principle governing the provider–patient relationship. Dating back to Hippocrates, new laws have interpreted it for the age of precision medicine and electronic medical records. This is where the discussion of privacy and technology often ends in the scientifi...

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Published in:	Journal of medical ethics Vol. 45; no. 9; pp. 604 - 607
Main Author:	Aboujaoude, Elias
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics 01.09.2019 BMJ BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Big Data Bioethics Computerized medical records Confidentiality confidentiality/privacy Educational research Ethics Health information Information technology Internet law Medical records Medical technology Medicine Mental health Mental health services Original research Patients Personal control Precision medicine Privacy Psychological development Psychological well being psychology Research methodology Right of privacy social control of science/technology Social networks New York United States > US confidentiality/privacy law psychology ethics social control of science/technology
ISSN:	0306-6800, 1473-4257, 1473-4257
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