Klotz J A
Law, Psychology, & Policy Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
Crim Law Bull. 1991 Sep-Oct;27(5):416-33.
The author first explores the law of the psychotherapist-patient privilege along with the traditional rationale for the privilege. The results of studies challenging the assumptions upon which the privilege rests are summarized. Finally, the potential therapeutic advantages are explored. The author suggests that the absence of an absolute privilege might in fact prevent harmful behavior. Those patients who communicate to their therapists the desire or intent, for example, to commit a crime, might not act on their urges for fear of disclosure of the communication in a future criminal proceeding.
作者首先探讨了心理治疗师与患者之间特权的规律以及该特权的传统理论依据。总结了对该特权所基于假设提出质疑的研究结果。最后，探讨了潜在的治疗优势。作者认为，缺乏绝对特权实际上可能会防止有害行为。例如，那些向治疗师表达犯罪欲望或意图的患者，可能会因担心在未来刑事诉讼中该交流被披露而抑制其冲动行为。
