title: Threats of violence to third parties in group psychotherapy.
abstract: This article considers threats of violence toward third parties during group therapy. An approach to preserve the group work, protect the threatened individuals, maintain the threatening patient's treatment, and protect the group leader medicolegally is described. Obtaining expert legal advice is very important. Reluctance to seek legal advice and inform third parties needs to be resolved. Knowledge of jurisdictional laws pertaining to disclosure is essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. dr.paul.steinberg@gmail.com
authors.forename: Paul Ian
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: Satna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duggal
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ogrodniczuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019263:Dysthymic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*