Patients with severe mental illness and the ethical challenges related to confidentiality during family involvement: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite evidence on the significant potential value of family involvement during the treatment of patients with severe mental illness, research has shown that family involvement is largely underused. The duty of confidentiality is reported to be a key barrier to family involvement. To develop more insight into this barrier, this scoping review focuses on the following question: What are the reported ethical challenges related to confidentiality when involving family in the treatment of patients with severe mental illness?

Methods

A systematic search into primary studies was conducted using the following databases: Medline (Ovid), PsycINFO (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), and Web of Science core collection (Clarivate). The PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome

SUBMITTER: Hem MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877517 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature