Court Rulings on Psychotherapists

Ebrahim J. Kermani, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 36, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1982.36.2.248

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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court; abusive language does not constitute malpractice; and psychotherapists, records are private material and should not be published.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 36 • Number 2 • 1982, pp. 143–286

Pages: 248 - 255

PubMed: 7102845

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Published in print: 1982, pp. 143–286

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Ebrahim J. Kermani, M.D.^*

New York, N.Y.

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Unit chief, Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor in Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 30th Street & First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016.

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