Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, 17 Cal. 3d 425, 551 P.2d 334, 131 Cal. Rptr. 14 (Cal. 1976), was a landmark case [1][2][3] in which the Supreme Court of California held that mental health professionals have a duty to protect individuals who are being threatened with bodily harm by a patient.
Tarasoff v. Regents established that therapists can be legally obligated to warn potential victims of patient threats — here's what that means in practice today.
The Tarasoff I and Tarasoff II rulings are legal mandates that oblige mental health professionals to warn potential victims if dangerous patients threaten to commit a violent crime against them.
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Despite the controversy over the circumstances for breaching confidentiality, Tarasoff laws have been adopted across many U.S. states and have guided similar legislation in countries around the...
The tragedy of Tatiana Tarasoff has led the majority to disregard the clear legislative mandate of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act. Worse, the majority impedes medical treatment, resulting in increased violence from -- and deprivation of liberty to -- the mentally ill. [17 Cal.3d 464]
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Regents of the University of California provided a harrowing and definitive answer. It created a key that could, under very specific and serious circumstances, unlock that vault. The Tarasoff case established that a mental health professional's duty to a patient is not absolute.
Tarasoff v. Regents: The Ultimate Guide to a Therapist's Duty to ...
Over 50 years ago, the California Supreme Court in Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California, 13 Cal 3d 177, 118 Cal Rptr 129, 130, 529 P2d 553, 554 (1974) (Tarasoff I), introduced the seminal Tarasoff doctrine.