title: The ethics of confidentiality: introduction.
abstract: This essay aims to briefly summarise the collection of articles on confidentiality issues in psychology, and to highlight apparently conflicting opinions about the confidentiality rule. Conflicts are then analysed in terms of competing systems of ethics. Finally, the role for ethics education in psychology education and training is considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton MC QLD 4702, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics*; D004995:Ethics, Professional / Q000193:education; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010684:Philosophy; D011584:Psychology / Q000941:ethics*