Legislation’s privacy exceptions for psychiatric patients are concerning

I don’t have an answer. I believe the intentions of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act are good, and I believe they target weaknesses in our system. But I also worry that the legislation might create as many problems as it might fix.

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Dr. Miller is a coauthor of "Shrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work" (Baltimore: the Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011).