Nobody knew the answer in the Mental Health section, and my class is online, so it takes forever for me to finally reach my Professor. So, I wondered if those that frequent this section would know. I'm asking because I notice in many of my Psychology text books, they have cases that Freud, Carl Rogers, or other Psychology theorists, conducted. They have the information of the client, and in some instances, the script of their therapy session. Also, in one of my classes, we got to watch a video taped session of one of them....I believe it was Carl Rogers. I just wondered how such information and access, that is supposed to be private, has ended up being shown in classrooms and on tapes? Does confidentiality no longer matter after both have died? If that's the case, can anyone's case and therapy sessions, be published in text books, and shown to students...after the two have died?
2006-10-31 09:25:39 · 3 answers · asked by LibraT 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
on rare accounts some case studies NEED to be shown.. but you wont find many of them... usually no.. they are sealed totally unless its written in the last will and testimony or power of attorney has been established and the parties involved have said ok to it to help other people cope or solve the riddles of the mental illnesses or what not.... but its all legal... and binding.... otherwise alot of people would be sued...
2006-10-31 09:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by Fry_007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not null and void. Some patients agree to be disclosed/published during and after therapy/death...
2006-10-31 09:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by educated guess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they migh have convinced the patient to release the records, for the benefit of science and/or money payment.
Or it might be it's ok as long as patient name is not released.
2006-10-31 09:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋