title: The psychotherapist and informed consent.
abstract: The authors points out that psychotherapists are being increasingly required by law to function as instruments of social control. He believes it is incumbent on therapists to employ full and informed consent procedures with their patients in regard to the effects of providing psychiatric information to potential employers, insurance carriers, and other third parties.
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012927:Social Control, Informal