TY - JOUR PY - 1982// TI - Court rulings on psychotherapists JO - American journal of psychotherapy A1 - Kermani, E. J. SP - 248 EP - 255 VL - 36 IS - 2 N2 - 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court; abusive language does not constitute malpractice; and psychotherapists, records are private material and should not be published.
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