They might also suggest that they confide in a trusted adult, such as their parents or a teacher, if the problem is very serious.

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And I think a big reason was because I was a brother, and he felt that he could confide in me, a religious figure.

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In this atmosphere of healthy mutual respect, Mr Kryuchkov felt emboldened to confide to Nixon that his relations with President Gorbachev were deteriorating.

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The difficulty is that they have a duty of patient confidentiality which is central to the success of the doctor-patient relationship and means that patients feel able to confide honestly with their GP.

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Another study conducted at the VA hospital in South Carolina found that patients are more willing to confide in doctors who dress professionally.

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She added that many children did not want to confide in their parents because they felt they had enough to worry about.

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If suspects know that lawyers may desert them, they will not be able to confide in them and so prepare a good defence.

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