The goals of this overview is to discuss the ethics of telling the patient the truth, with some historical backgrounds and it is importance in medical practice, Justifying Less than Full Disclosure in some situations in which the truth may have a terrible impact on the occasional patient, and the influence of the culture on the health care professionals attitudes towards telling the patient the truth. Conclusion: The health care professionals need more awareness, and training in ethics of veracity and also in the communication skills especially in the context of breaking bad news in telling the patient the truth about diagnosis, treatment outcomes, and prognosis of any serious illness.
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机译:Chen, Lai 陈来, Ancient Religion and Ethics: Sources of Confucian Thought 宗教与伦理: 儒家思想的根源, Yunchen Wenhua 允辰文化, Taipei 台北, 2005, 375 pages; and The World of Ancient Thought and Culture: Religion, Ethics , and Social Thought in the Spring and Autumn Period 古代思想文化世界—春秋时代的宗教、伦理与社会思想, Sanlian Shudian 三联书店, Beijing 北京, 2002, 418 pages