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Originally Posted by Mastodon
I think it is deeply unsettling that the therapist wrote about a patient without his consent, even quoting his poetry. I know that ethical guidelines concerning confidentiality are more lax in the US than they are in my country, but I don't see how this could ever be acceptable, anywyere.
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I thought of that too. The details were changed and I see that it's common practice among some therapists to write about clients like that, hiding and changing details. What concerns me is the poetry though - even though personally I found the article interesting, I also write poetry and give it to my therapist, and my poetry is also published on my blog and other websites. People could recognize me based on my poetry - at least people who know I write such as family, friends and many colleagues. I was wondering if "Steve" hadn't published his poetry as well, or shared it with others. That would make his poetry very much an identifiable aspect.