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This is an old post, but it might be worth mentioning that psychiatrists are actually required by law to break confidentiality if you tell them that you are planning on killing someone and they believe that, indeed, you are going to do it.
Really? What is this, market protection for Catholic priests? I guess you literally do have to start a federally recognized church (thankfully they recognize atheist churches) in order to have the Order of Silent Confessors.
Yeah, psychiatrists have a duty to act if they believe you're a danger to yourself or others. If they don't, they can be sued by the victims.
More, I think, rent-seeking by a long-established and powerful constituency. Doctors and lawyers also have very strong privileges, while psychiatrists seem to be less well organized and not as old.
(Quick! In a lobbying fight between the APA and the AMA, who would win? Between the APA and ABA? Between local bars and local psychiatrists?)
confessor is not the only role of a psychiatrist. If you go to a psychiatrist because you are depressed and want help, you PREFER the world where they're allowed to intervene.
Except that they are only allowed to intervene if you are going to harm another or yourself.