Massachusetts Psychiatry and Privileged Communication

Suarez, John M.

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1966.01730180059008

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“…Of the returnees from this sample, 50% incorrectly believed that their relationships with clients were privileged. Similar results were obtained by Suarez and Balcanoff (1966), Swoboda, Elwork, Sales, and Levine (1978), and Meyer and Willage (1980).…”

Section: Knowledge Of Privilegesupporting

confidence: 88%

Psychologists and privileged communication.

Ryan¹,

Bagby²

1985

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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For many Canadian psychologists the distinction between confidentiality and privileged communication is unclear. For instance, many mistakenly believe that they are able to promise absolute confidentiality to their clients. The misconceptions can, in part, be attributed to the absence of any clear legal guidelines concerning privileged communication. A discretionary approach to granting privileges based on Wigmore's rules could This paper was funded in part by Grant No. 452-836198 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and by the York University Psychology Graduate Student Association. The authors are indebted to Harvey Brooker for comments on an earlier version of this article, and to two anonymous reviewers for their critical appraisals.Requests for reprints should be sent to

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Section: Knowledge Of Privilegesupporting

confidence: 88%

Psychologists and privileged communication.

Ryan¹,

Bagby²

1985

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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“…It is interesting to note that in a survey done 15 years ago (Suarez & Balcanoff, 1966), 35% of the psychiatrists surveyed did not favor a malpractice exception. This figure seems rather high but may be due to past insistence on an absolute privilege.…”

Section: Malpractice Exceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Privileged communications of psychologists.

DeKraai¹,

Sales²

1982

Professional Psychology

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Statutes and relevant case law concerning privileged communications for the psychotherapeutic professions are reviewed for the federal jurisdictions, the 50 states, and the District of Columbia. After analyzing the findings and comparing them with psychologists' concerns about privileged communications, the study concludes that the American Psychological Association should determine policy positions that best reflect the profession's values onjhese issues.

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“…Similarly, two-thirds ( n = 46) of a university counseling center sample were willing to have information released without their consent (Simmons, 1968). In contrast, Slovenko (1966) reported that clinic patients threatened to terminate therapy after overhearing residents discussing cases.…”

Section: History Of the Apa Ethical Guidelinesmentioning

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Confidentiality in psychotherapy: History, issues, and research.

Miller¹,

Thelen²

1987

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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This article reviews the history of the ethical guidelines of the American Psychological Association regarding confidentiality in psychotherapy.Possible inconsistencies between these guidelines and privileged communication were discussed. Additional research is needed to determine the implications for psychotherapy of the ethical limitations to confidentiality and the legal restrictions on privileged communication. The relevance of moral philosophy to issues of confidentiality was considered.

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Massachusetts Psychiatry and Privileged Communication

Cited by 12 publications

References 2 publications

Psychologists and privileged communication.

Psychologists and privileged communication.

Privileged communications of psychologists.

Confidentiality in psychotherapy: History, issues, and research.

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