Psychiatrymiddle twist
A 15-year-old girl attends a general practice with her mother, who says her daughter has become withdrawn and is failing subjects at school. The doctor has asked the mother to wait outside so that he can speak with the girl by herself. The girl looks anxious, and before he asks anything she wants to know whether her mother will be told what she says. She appears physically well and has so far said nothing to suggest that she or anyone else is at risk. Which one of the following should the doctor say to her?