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bb2018 | 5 years ago

I disagree. I feel like that's up for the patient to decide. If I am going to tell my deepest secrets to someone I'd rather there not even be the faintest idea that details would be written about, even in very general ways.

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darawk|5 years ago

It's standard practice in psychiatry to publish anonymized patient stories. Your issue is with the entire field, then.

La1n|5 years ago

I specifically had to sign a consent form before starting therapy, with exactly how my data would be handled and what could or could not be done with it. I think that is SOP in the field.

edit: This is in the EU

heavyset_go|5 years ago

Surely there is a difference between a professional journal with standards and peer review, and a public blog with a comments section that frequently features Steven Pinker and discussions about racial effects on IQ.

adamsea|5 years ago

True however I am curious if professional ethics have an opinion on what kinds of publications are appropriate to share anonymized patient stories

bb2018|5 years ago

Not on a random blog.