Citation

Kermani EJ. Am. J. Psychother. 1982; 36(2): 248-255.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7102845

Abstract

A review of court rulings on psychotherapists reveals that: privilege of communication may be overruled; lawsuits may be brought against psychiatrists because they were unable to curb their countertransference and because they had had sexual encounters with patients; psychiatrists were found not guilty if their patients committed suicide; involuntary psychotherapy might be ordered by the court; abusive language does not constitute malpractice; and psychotherapists, records are private material and should not be published.

Language: en

Keywords

Mental Health Therapies; Professional Patient Relationship