ARLINGTON, Va. March 16, 2017 — The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today reaffirmed its support behind the ethics guideline commonly known as “The Goldwater Rule,” which asserts that member psychiatrists should not give professional opinions about the mental state of someone they have not personally evaluated.
The APA’s Ethics Committee issued an opinion that clarifies the ethical principle and answers questions that have been posed recently.
Since...
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