Jaffee v. Redmond's impact: Life after the supreme court's recognition of a psychotherapist-patient privilege

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 479-487

  Shuman, Daniel W ^a,c   Foote, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c S Methodist Univ School of Law   (United States)

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EID: 0033241054     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.30.5.479     Document Type: Article

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