Washington University Law Review

Article Title

The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege After Jaffee v. Redmond: Where Do We Go from Here?

Authors

Anne Bowen Poulin, Villanova University School of Law

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

In Jaffee v. Redmond, the United States Supreme Court recognized a psychotherapist-patient privilege in federal common law. The Court, however, failed to define the parameters of the privilege and left the refinement of the common-law definition for the lower federal courts to make on a case-by-case basis. This Article addresses the issues courts will encounter as they develop the psychotherapist-patient privilege. After reviewing existing approaches, this Article suggests the course courts should follow as they construe the federal common-law privilege.

Recommended Citation

Anne Bowen Poulin, The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege After Jaffee v. Redmond: Where Do We Go from Here?, 76 Wash. U. L. Q. 1341 (1998).
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