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Tarasoff Liability

Tarasoff Liability is a legal doctrine in mental health law, within the broader category of counselor liability, that establishes a psychotherapist's duty to protect identifiable individuals from imminent harm when a client poses a serious threat, thereby departing from standard confidentiality practices.

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2017–2026

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Tarasoff Rule

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Publications

66

Limiting therapist exposure to Tarasoff liability: Guidelines for risk containment.

John Monahan · American Psychologist · 1993 · 136 citations

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The Tarasoff Decisions: Suing Psychotherapists to Safeguard Society

Alan A. Stone · Harvard Law Review · 1976 · 86 citations

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Tarasoff and the clinician: problems in fulfilling the duty to protect

Paul S. Appelbaum · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1985 · 79 citations

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Dangerousness, confidentiality, and the duty to warn

Lilly Roth, Alan Meisel · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1977 · 73 citations

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Protecting third parties: a decade after Tarasoff

Michael J. Mills, G. Sullivan, Spencer Eth · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1987 · 72 citations

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Authors

107

  1. GB
    Gregory B. Leong

    West Los Angeles College, United States

    3 publications · 53 citations

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  2. TG
    Thomas G. Gutheil

    Harvard University, United States

    3 publications · 73 citations

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  3. AR
    Alan R. Felthous

    Saint Louis University, United States

    3 publications · 74 citations

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  4. RW
    Robert Weinstock

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    3 publications · 53 citations

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  5. SE
    Spencer Eth

    West Los Angeles College, United States

    2 publications · 104 citations

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Institutions

51

  1. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

    Springfield, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    79 citations

  2. Neurobehavioral Systems

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    83 citations

  3. New York Proton Center

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    47 citations

  4. West Los Angeles College

    Culver City, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    68 citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    61 citations

  8. Massachusetts Department of Mental Health

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    115 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 17 publications · 391 citations

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  2. American Journal of Psychiatry

    7 publications · 361 citations

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  3. Behavioral Sciences & the Law

    4 publications · 118 citations

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  4. Psychiatric Services

    3 publications · 62 citations

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  5. Professional Psychology Research and Practice

    3 publications · 105 citations

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