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Jun 29, 2019, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by theoretical
I've been thinking about going to therapy, but the issue stated in the thread title bothers me somewhat. Not that I'm planning to commit any crimes, but **** happens, you know, and I don't want something on my record to be used against me should I ever find myself in a legal bind.
The APA has this to say: Protecting patient privacy when the court calls
Something something about therapists ought to seek legal help to fight subpoenas on behalf of their client. But what if the therapist doesn't seek legal help? Either because they don't want to assist the patient or because they're just incompetent.
Does anyone know how safely kept are therapists' records? |
I honestly think this is an issue like less than 1% of us deal with. But your therapist has confidentiality as does your medical providers. Unless you disclose the details of your crime to a therapist, I don't think anything would be admissible in court.
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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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