| Wrapped in silence: psychotherapists and confidentiality in the courtroom. | |
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PMID: 11942335 Owner: KIE Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The impact of the Austrian Psychotherapy Act, which, in contrast to legal provisions in the United States, does not provide for any exceptions to breach confidentiality, is compared with the effects of U.S. law on dealing with confidentiality. The authors investigated the impact of this law in light of three common situations in psychotherapy that may jeopardize strict confidentiality: treating potentially dangerous patients, giving testimony, and serving as a psychotherapist in prison. Under the strict provisions of the Austrian Psychotherapy Act, a breach may be excusable in the case of a highly probable danger, but Austrian psychotherapists cannot be obliged to serve as witnesses or as experts in civil or criminal cases, as American psychotherapists can. Psychotherapy in prison, where release is contingent on the success of the therapy and the divulging of information could be in the interests of the patient as well as the court and the public, requires a modified dealing with confidentiality. |
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Authors:
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K Gutierrez-Lobos; E Wagner; B Schmidl-Mohl; B Scmhid-Siegel |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology Volume: 44 ISSN: 0306-624X ISO Abbreviation: Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol Publication Date: 2000 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-04-09 Completed Date: 2002-05-06 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0333601 Medline TA: Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-45 Citation Subset: E |
Affiliation:
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University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Social Psychiatry, Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. |
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Austria Confidentiality / legislation & jurisprudence* Dangerous Behavior Disclosure Duty to Warn / legislation & jurisprudence Expert Testimony Humans Legislation, Medical Prisoners Psychotherapy / legislation & jurisprudence* United States |
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