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Originally Posted by susannahsays
Not trying to be insensitive, but it seems like there are a ton of people with certain issues who would be likely to become suicidal if they read some of the things in therapy notes. Yeah, most aren't "juicy," but they aren't really written for the client's benefit in the first place. They are written for insurance, and the callousness of that industry is sometimes reflected in the note. I don't really think therapy notes have anything to do with client benefit OR therapist comfort.
And it actually comes full circle back to insurance again, although liability insurance this time, because that's why they don't have to release them to clients. It's too big of a liability to reasonably insure therapists when they might have to do this.
That's my thinking, anyway.
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I absolutely agree with the bold as well. This is certainly a concern for a lot of therapists! I tried killing myself when I saw a specific document - however, the content that was written was malicious and purely lies. I don't think every therapist would write lies about clients but if they do, I can definitely see how it could push clients into suicidal territory.
Being that legal health records are my core trauma in therapy - I have had lots of time to research this stuff. Many healthcare professionals are scared to show notes to clients because there is a method to writing notes in a professional manner, considering they are legal records and must maintain professionalism and unbiased material. They have a writing style that can come across as blunt and hurtful and can be extremely difficult to interpret when read by yourself; that is why therapists offer to sit down and read them together just in case there is misinterpretation and or misconstrued understanding.
Thanks,
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