confidentiality

n. a principle of professional ethics requiring providers of mental health care or medical care to limit the disclosure of a patient’s identity, his or her condition or treatment, and any data entrusted to professionals during assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Similar protection is given to research participants and survey respondents against unauthorized access to information they reveal in confidence. See informed consent; Tarasoff decision. —confidential adj.

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May 3rd 2024

secondary auditory cortex (A2)

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