The Legal Perils of Psychotherapeutic Practice (Part II): Coping with Hedlund and Jablonski

Abstract

This article addresses itself to the willingness of courts of law to hold psychotherapists accountable for the damage done by their patients. Most especially, it examines the implications of the recently decided Hedlund and Jablonski cases and of their progenitor, Tarasoff, recommending a course of action for coping with the problems these cases create.