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Confidentiality in end-of-life and after-death situations
James L Werth1, Caroline Burke, Rebekah J Bardash
1Department of Psychology, Third Floor, Polsky Building, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4301, USA. JWerth@uakron.edu
Ethics & Behavior
|March 26, 2003
Abstract:
Confidentiality is one of the foundations on which psychotherapy is built. Limitations on confidentiality in the therapeutic process have been explained and explored by many authors and organizations. However, controversy and confusion continue to exist with regard to the limitations on confidentiality in situations where clients are considering their options at the end of life and after a client has died. This article review these 2 areas and provides some suggestions for future research.