Huge numbers of clinicians have disclaimers at the end of email messages that say something like this: “The information contained in this email is CONFIDENTIAL. If you have received this message in error or without the express direction of the original author, please notify the sender and delete this...

The following article was authored by myself and A. Steven Frankel, Ph.D., J.D. It appeared in a slightly shorter format in the July/August 2007 issue of The California Psychologist, the newsletter of the California Psychological Association. In this article we will discuss an oft-overlooked topic: understanding...