Uh, yes. First, he should be giving Brit the common courtesy of minding his own business. Second, an MH professional at any level is not supposed to talk about their clients with anyone outside of their treatment team without express consent. So, Dr. Phil was violating the spirit if not the letter of patient confidentiality. Of course, this is Dr. Phil we're talking about. Someone needs to shrink his swollen head.
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Date: 2008-01-18 09:46 pm (UTC)Uh, yes. First, he should be giving Brit the common courtesy of minding his own business. Second, an MH professional at any level is not supposed to talk about their clients with anyone outside of their treatment team without express consent. So, Dr. Phil was violating the spirit if not the letter of patient confidentiality. Of course, this is Dr. Phil we're talking about. Someone needs to shrink his swollen head.