title: Legal and ethical issues relevant to HIV-positive psychiatric patients.
abstract: Three major legal and ethical issues central to the AIDS epidemic--capacity to consent to testing, degree of dangerousness, and duty to warn third parties--are examined, as they influence the management of psychiatric patients.
authors.affiliation: HIV/AIDS Programs, New York State Office of Mental Health, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Satriano
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*