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Research Notes on Keeping Confidentiality in Psychotherapy

Keeping confidentiality in psychotherapy is very important. Therapy is a private process that involves the sharing of sensitive thoughts and issues. Federal laws govern the confidentiality of mental health records, so psychotherapists are required to keep records private.1

Fast Facts:

  • Creating a private and psychologically safe environment can help a person explore difficult aspects of their lives.2
  • Confidentiality laws are so strict that per the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), psychotherapists can keep their psychotherapy notes from the patient themselves.1
  • There are some exceptions to confidentiality laws, a few being if a mental health professional feels you or someone else is in immediate danger, if child abuse is suspected, or if a court orders a therapist to testify.3


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GuidetoPsychology: Confidentiality
  2. ↑ Strisik: Confidentiality in Psychotherapy
  3. ↑ About.com: When Is Therapy Not Confidential?

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Last update Aug. 28, 2009

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