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Ethical considerations of clinical use ofMiranda-like warnings

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Psychiatrists and other psychotherapists are not generally required to provideMiranda-like warnings to their patients. Even so, many psychotherapists issue such warnings before encountering clinical situations that frequently arise in general clinical practice and have potential involvement with the legal system. Ethical considerations of whether to utilizeMiranda-like warnings in common clinical situations such as involuntary hospitalization, the duty to warn and protect, and suspected child abuse reporting, are explored.

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  1. the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles

    Gregory B. Leong M.D., J. Arturo Silva M.D. & Robert Weinstock M.D.

  2. the Psychiatry Service, Brentwood Division, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, USA

    Gregory B. Leong M.D.

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Leong, G.B., Silva, J.A. & Weinstock, R. Ethical considerations of clinical use ofMiranda-like warnings. Psych Quart 59, 293–305 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01064920

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