In the case of Tarosoff v. The Regents of the University of California (1976), the court said that health care providers have a duty to breach confidentiality when:
a. a mentally ill person has a history of violence
b. a client, with a psychiatric diagnosis that carries any risk of harm to others, returns to his or her family
c. a client tells the health care provider that he or she is going to harm anyone who mistreats him or her
d. a client makes a specific threat to an identifiable person
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A Incorrect. The case of Tarosoff v. The Regents of the University of California (1976) involved a patient, but the case does not require breach of confidentiality for a mentally ill person with a history of violence.
B Incorrect. The case of Tarosoff v. The Regents of the University of California (1976) involved a patient, but the case does not require breach of confidentiality for a client with a psychiatric diagnosis that carries any risk of harm to others.
C Incorrect. The case of Tarosoff v. The Regents of the University of California (1976) involved a patient, but the case does not require breach of confidentiality for a client with nonspecific claims to harm others who may mistreat them.
D Correct. The duty to breach confidentiality by warning a third party is required only when there is a specific threat to an identifiable person.
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