duty to warn

duty to warn

the obligation of mental health professionals to warn third parties whom their clients intend to harm or who might be able to protect a suicidal client from self-harm. See also duty to protect; Tarasoff decision.

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intermediate care facility (ICF)

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bulbi xanthomatosis

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RAS

RAS abbreviation for reticular activating system.

spermatic duct

spermatic duct see vas deferens.

STAI

STAI abbreviation for State–Trait Anxiety Inventory.

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