Embracing the new age of transparency: mental health patients reading their psychotherapy notes online
@article{ONeill2019EmbracingTN, title={Embracing the new age of transparency: mental health patients reading their psychotherapy notes online}, author={Stephen O'Neill and Hannah Chimowitz and Suzanne G. Leveille and Janice Walker}, journal={Journal of Mental Health}, year={2019}, volume={28}, pages={527 - 535} }
Abstract Background: Though patients’ access to clinicians’ visit notes may improve patient engagement and strengthen patient–clinician relationships, it is unknown whether these benefits extend to mental health settings. Aims: Examine patients’ attitudes and experiences reading their psychotherapists’ notes online. Methods: Using a mixed methods design, we conducted telephone interviews and an online survey of patients at an academic medical center who had opened ≥1 of their psychotherapy…
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