Round Table Debate: Is it ethically correct for a psychiatrist to reveal the truth about a patient's mental health condition to their fiancé/fiancée?

We all know this situation very well. The crowd gathered in the church is sitting in pews in silent expectation of the climatic point of the lofty ceremony… And then the priest goes: "If any of you know any reason why these two should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace."
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Should the doctor present in church say a word against the marriage knowing the consequences of the mental disease?

What if the psychiatrist is directly asked by a fiancé/fiancée about the advisability of marrying a person with a known mental illness?

You are kindly invited to participate in the fourth Round Table Debate of the Lazarski University. It is a new form of a debate during which we are going to discuss controversial topics concerning medicine. Such a formula will allow for a more spontaneous expression than in the case of more formal rules of Oxford debates.

If you are interested, you are welcomed to participate and speak your mind during the Round Table Debate which will take place on the 8 May 2024 at 8.30 am in Room 38.

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