And all doctors everywhere always follow best practices. You need to understand they have spent their entire adult lives keeping their problem under wraps. There is a risk that the given therapist is not going to overreact. They found that the main reason men don't seek help for feeling suicidal is that they are afraid of involuntary commitment. I see this as similar. Most people do not know what American Medical Association’s *Code of Medical Ethics* says.

Face it the mandatory reporting is a huge PR problem for therapists. One they haven't solved.