Sharing Clinical Notes in Psychotherapy: A New Tool to Strengthen Patient Autonomy

Overview

Journal Front Psychiatry

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2020 Nov 16

PMID 33192647

Citations 10

Authors

Charlotte R Blease

Jan Walker

John Torous

Stephen ONeill

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