title: Torts--duty to act for protection of another--liability of psychotherapist for failure to warn of homicide threatened by patient.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Latham
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D017007:Duty to Warn; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014754:Violence