Politics and Mental Health: The ‘Goldwater Rule’

  • Ali Madeeh Hashmi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.63050/jpps.19.01.147
Keywords: Psychiatrists, politics, Goldwater Rule, Confidentiality

Abstract

...it is for mental health professionals in particular and healthcare workers in general, to not make public pronouncements about specific people (or institutions or political processes) regarding their actual or supposed medical or psychiatric conditions and how doing so can be problematic for any number or reasons.

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Published
2022-08-01
How to Cite
1.
Ali Madeeh Hashmi. Politics and Mental Health: The ‘Goldwater Rule’. J Pak Psychiatr Soc [Internet]. 2022Aug.1 [cited 2025May11];19(01):32-3. Available from: https://jpps.pk/index.php/journal/article/view/147
Issue
Vol 19 No 01 (2022): Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society
Section
Special Article

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