Abstract
The department of human services (DHS) is under scrutiny this week after the Nine papers revealed the department sent letters to 50,000 patients who were previously prescribed lithium. DHS was seeking to recruit the recipients into a non-government study on bipolar disorder.
Psychiatrists raised concerns after receiving complaints from patients who had received the letters and accused their psychiatrists of breaching patient confidentiality.
Psychiatrists raised concerns after receiving complaints from patients who had received the letters and accused their psychiatrists of breaching patient confidentiality.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1-3 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Volume | 2019 |
No. | July |
Specialist publication | The Conversation |
Publisher | The Conversation Paperpress |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2019 |