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Vince Young Suicidal?

A police report filed after the Monday night search for Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young states Titans Coach Jeff Fisher told police the star player’s therapist said Young “mentioned suicide several times.”

A Sept. 9 Metro Police “matter of record” supplement report obtained by The City Paper through a request under the state Public Records Law shows the Monday incident where Young went missing for about four hours began at LP Field.

The report from Central Precinct Lt. Andrea Swisher states Titans' head of security Steve Burke notified police that he had “a player over at the stadium going off.”

“Sgt. Windus later advised me that it was Vince Young and that he was driving a black Mercedes and armed with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.

Swisher states she went to the stadium where officers had already made contact with Fisher. Fisher told Swisher he had gotten a call from Young’s therapist, Sheila Peters, and “she was worried about him.”

“I asked him (Fisher), ‘What made her worry about him?’ He stated, ‘His mood, his emotions, he is injured, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He (Fisher) went on to state that he (Young) left the house with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.

In an interview last year, Young told the NFL.com he had considered retiring from football at one point after his rookie season.

The report goes on to state that Mike Mu, Young’s manager, later appeared at the stadium, telling police he had lost Young on Interstate 65 North from Williamson County with Young driving at a high rate of speed.

The police report further states Young’s therapist arranged for an on-site evaluation by employees of Parthenon Pavilion, a Nashville psychiatric hospital.

Fisher eventually heard from a person named “Major” in Houston that Young was safe and at an apartment with a female friend. Young’s agent’s name is Major Adams and is based in Houston. Adams flew in to Nashville to be with Young Tuesday morning.

The report states Young eventually arrived at a Titans facility to meet with Fisher, spoke with a therapist and eventually left. Previous public statements in the matter from police and the team put that meeting at Baptist Sports Complex. Police have said an unloaded gun was found in Young’s car but that no ammunition was in the vehicle.

Metro Police have received criticism for mobilizing such highly trained officers to locate the football star. Aaron said given the information the police had received from the team, the response was warranted.

“Based on the information provided, it was unknown if Vince Young was suicidal,” Metro Police spokesperson Don Aaron said Friday. “At 7 p.m. it was unclear if he was suicidal. …That was the bottom line for the police department’s response in the manner in which it occurred.”

Young struggled in the Titans’ 17-10 win over Jacksonville Sunday and was booed after throwing his second interception of the game in the fourth quarter.

After the Tennessee defense forced a punt, the offense took the field during a TV timeout without Young. Fisher became animated yelling toward his quarterback and gesturing apparently to get him to take the field.

Both Young and Fisher said it occurred as a result of a hamstring problem. Young eventually went back onto the field and sprained his left knee four plays later, leaving the game for good.

Titans officials declined to comment for this story.
 
This Therapist should be fired and license revoked immediately. As if Vince Young doesnt have enough on his plate, now a stupid therapist made it common knowledge.

 
Actually, if the therapist believes he might be suicidal or homicidal, she would be obligated to report it. She would be negligent if she didn't and he either went out and committed suicide, or worse, killed others. There are a few portions of these visits that confidentiality does not apply to and those are 2 of them. The question becomes whether that police report would still be considered public record.

 
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It looks like this is my lucky day. I'll take The Rapists for $200.
:lmao: i just had 2 people i know commit suicide in the last 2 weeks...theres nothing to joke about here....it`s serious ####....grow up
I think your beef might be with Darrell Hammond, but don't let that stop you from overreacting.
no....my beef is with a tool who quoted a comedians bad joke on our site regarding a sensitive subject....but dont let that stop you from acting human
 
Actually, if the therapist believes he might be suicidal or homicidal, she would be obligated to report it. She would be negligent if she didn't and he either went out and committed suicide, or worse, killed others. There are a few portions of these visits that confidentiality does not apply to and those are 2 of them. The question becomes whether that police report would still be considered public record.
Doesnt it need to be a judgement call first of all.......and the client must give details of how they are going to do it - not just threats. You cant just mention suicide a few times and have it reported. Am I mistaken? You have to go and say, I am going to go down by the river with my gun and shoot myself. At least that was my understanding.
 
Agreed, I've seen a therapist before, never to this extent... mostly helps to have an unbiased opinion on regular problems... but for somebody that took a code to let this leak should get their license revoked. This is probably the worst thing that could have happened to Vince Young at this time, he has a hard enough of time talking about his problems and this took a comfort zone away from a community of people that are paid to be trusted... if this gets blown out of proportion it looks like Vince is going to be very cautious about seeing another therapist which is such a terrible thing for somebody in his position. I wish him the best of luck and hope he manages to overcome this.

 
Actually, if the therapist believes he might be suicidal or homicidal, she would be obligated to report it. She would be negligent if she didn't and he either went out and committed suicide, or worse, killed others. There are a few portions of these visits that confidentiality does not apply to and those are 2 of them. The question becomes whether that police report would still be considered public record.
Doesnt it need to be a judgement call first of all.......and the client must give details of how they are going to do it - not just threats. You cant just mention suicide a few times and have it reported. Am I mistaken? You have to go and say, I am going to go down by the river with my gun and shoot myself. At least that was my understanding.
It is a judgment call, to some extent. However, they don't necessarily need to provide details as some people may not do so. If the provider feels there is a real threat to self or other, then it must be reported.
 
Last thing I have to say on this is that FISHER told Police Young mentioned suicide to his Therapist. This is even more concerning because it means that the therapist leaked this information to Jeff Fisher.

 
It looks like this is my lucky day. I'll take The Rapists for $200.
:bs: i just had 2 people i know commit suicide in the last 2 weeks...theres nothing to joke about here....it`s serious ####....grow up
I think your beef might be with Darrell Hammond, but don't let that stop you from overreacting.
no....my beef is with a tool who quoted a comedians bad joke on our site regarding a sensitive subject....but dont let that stop you from acting human
I'm with Busted Knuckles on this one. I have a request: Ban any fool for making their little "jokes" and "cute remarks" in a thread about a guy wanting to committ suicide. It's not funny people. :lol:
 
If you're a therapist who's been seeing someone talking about suicide and you see on TV the guy is missing, possibly distraught and etc. it makes a lot of sense to find someone close to the patient and tell them what you know.

I'm not sure it's a legal requirement in this case (though there are mandatory reporters of private information for many things, including some infectious diseases and child abuse), but if they acted in the best interest of the person there's certainly nothing wrong with it either.

 
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Hard to believe it's only been 2.5 years since he was on top of the world after the Rose Bowl. I've been a critic of his NFL future but I didn't see this coming.

 
Jokes about suicide are not acceptable. Please stay on topic, respectfully, or go make crude jokes somewhere else that is not a Footballguys.com message board.

TIA

 
Actually, if the therapist believes he might be suicidal or homicidal, she would be obligated to report it. She would be negligent if she didn't and he either went out and committed suicide, or worse, killed others. There are a few portions of these visits that confidentiality does not apply to and those are 2 of them. The question becomes whether that police report would still be considered public record.
Doesnt it need to be a judgement call first of all.......and the client must give details of how they are going to do it - not just threats. You cant just mention suicide a few times and have it reported. Am I mistaken? You have to go and say, I am going to go down by the river with my gun and shoot myself. At least that was my understanding.
You are mistaken. I know this from personal experience. :)
 
It looks like this is my lucky day. I'll take The Rapists for $200.
:goodposting: i just had 2 people i know commit suicide in the last 2 weeks...theres nothing to joke about here....it`s serious ####....grow up
I am sorry for your loss. Suicide attempts or talk should not be public record. Whomever leaked this could find their job(s) in jeopardy.
I don't believe patient / doctor confidentiality applies to suicide conversations.
 
Agreed, I've seen a therapist before, never to this extent... mostly helps to have an unbiased opinion on regular problems... but for somebody that took a code to let this leak should get their license revoked. This is probably the worst thing that could have happened to Vince Young at this time, he has a hard enough of time talking about his problems and this took a comfort zone away from a community of people that are paid to be trusted.
Before leaping too quickly to say the therapist did something wrong, it's possible that she contacted the person working for Young's employer (Fisher) to express some immediate concern for his well-being. And that Fisher was not getting the urgency of it, so as a last resort to get Fisher to try to find Young the therapist told him of the suicide talk. It's also entirely possible Fisher told the police what he knew and was told out of concern, with no thought at all about it getting into the press.It sucks badly that it leaked to the press, I agree. At the same time, that probably happened due to 2 different people trying to do the best they could to help someone they thought was in trouble at the moment. And that counts for something.
 
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As a professional in the field, I find it disturbing that the therapist in this case may have disclosed this information to the team. Yes, it is incumbent upon her to act if she feels her client is in imminent danger (threat to self or other). In that case, she would contact the authorities. Now, it is possible that VY had indicated at a previous time that Fisher was a person to whom she could share information. It's an ugly situation, in any event. I hope her malpractice insurance is up to date.

 
Does this guy look or sound suicidal?

I'm not saying he is or isn't suicidal or was or wasn't that night. It's just an interesting thing.

Also, regarding the therapist, the rumor that she let on that VY was suicidal came out the very night of the incident. So that seems to rule out the police letting the cat out of the bag. Kinda seems like everyone knew what her sizeup was, even that night.

If you're a therapist who's been seeing someone talking about suicide and you see on TV the guy is missing, possibly distraught and etc. it makes a lot of sense to find someone close to the patient and tell them what you know.
No. It makes sense to notify the authorities.
Agreed, I've seen a therapist before, never to this extent... mostly helps to have an unbiased opinion on regular problems... but for somebody that took a code to let this leak should get their license revoked. This is probably the worst thing that could have happened to Vince Young at this time, he has a hard enough of time talking about his problems and this took a comfort zone away from a community of people that are paid to be trusted... if this gets blown out of proportion it looks like Vince is going to be very cautious about seeing another therapist which is such a terrible thing for somebody in his position.
This is a great observation.
 
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As a professional in the field, I find it disturbing that the therapist in this case may have disclosed this information to the team. Yes, it is incumbent upon her to act if she feels her client is in imminent danger (threat to self or other). In that case, she would contact the authorities. Now, it is possible that VY had indicated at a previous time that Fisher was a person to whom she could share information. It's an ugly situation, in any event. I hope her malpractice insurance is up to date.
Exactly. If she was worried that he was in imminent danger, the police is the 1st call she should have made the moment he left the office after she did what she could to get him to stay. When I first read the article, it seemed to me she was the one that notified the authorities but I misread it and it seems it was Fisher who relayed that information 2nd hand. That is a problem unless she was authorized by VY to do so. The only other exception would be contacting both the authorities as well as contacting Fisher in an attempt to locate him quickly, but even still, that call to Fisher should have come from the police.
 
Also, regarding the therapist, the rumor that she let on that VY was suicidal came out the very night of the incident. So that seems to rule out the police letting the cat out of the bag. Kinda seems like everyone knew what her sizeup was, even that night.
The therapist told Fisher.Fisher told police.

A newspaper filed a request for the the police report.

Police released the report.

That's from the link in the first post.

A police report filed after the Monday night search for Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young states Titans Coach Jeff Fisher told police the star player’s therapist said Young “mentioned suicide several times.”
The report from Central Precinct Lt. Andrea Swisher states Titans' head of security Steve Burke notified police that he had “a player over at the stadium going off.”

“Sgt. Windus later advised me that it was Vince Young and that he was driving a black Mercedes and armed with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.

Swisher states she went to the stadium where officers had already made contact with Fisher. Fisher told Swisher he had gotten a call from Young’s therapist, Sheila Peters, and “she was worried about him.”

“I asked him (Fisher), ‘What made her worry about him?’ He stated, ‘His mood, his emotions, he is injured, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He (Fisher) went on to state that he (Young) left the house with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.
If the rumor came out that night of the incident, it could have come from any number of people besides the therapist, including people with the Titans and people with the police department.
 
As a professional in the field, I find it disturbing that the therapist in this case may have disclosed this information to the team. Yes, it is incumbent upon her to act if she feels her client is in imminent danger (threat to self or other). In that case, she would contact the authorities. Now, it is possible that VY had indicated at a previous time that Fisher was a person to whom she could share information. It's an ugly situation, in any event. I hope her malpractice insurance is up to date.
Given your view as a professional in the field, does it make a difference if she's a psychologist hired by the team? NFL teams see their players as assets, have a big vested interest in them as such, so wouldn't it be incumbent upon her as part of her professional contract with the team to let appropriate parties within the organization know about something like this? After all, she is essentially hired her to protect the team's interests, no?Don't know much about how confidentiality works outside of, say, a private practice.
 
As a professional in the field, I find it disturbing that the therapist in this case may have disclosed this information to the team. Yes, it is incumbent upon her to act if she feels her client is in imminent danger (threat to self or other). In that case, she would contact the authorities. Now, it is possible that VY had indicated at a previous time that Fisher was a person to whom she could share information. It's an ugly situation, in any event. I hope her malpractice insurance is up to date.
Given your view as a professional in the field, does it make a difference if she's a psychologist hired by the team? NFL teams see their players as assets, have a big vested interest in them as such, so wouldn't it be incumbent upon her as part of her professional contract with the team to let appropriate parties within the organization know about something like this? After all, she is essentially hired her to protect the team's interests, no?Don't know much about how confidentiality works outside of, say, a private practice.
AFAIK, it wouldn't matter unless there was an agreement already in place that those records would be available to team officials/management. Just because they are hired by the team does not make the information provided available to them unless agreed to by the patient.
 
As a professional in the field, I find it disturbing that the therapist in this case may have disclosed this information to the team. Yes, it is incumbent upon her to act if she feels her client is in imminent danger (threat to self or other). In that case, she would contact the authorities. Now, it is possible that VY had indicated at a previous time that Fisher was a person to whom she could share information. It's an ugly situation, in any event. I hope her malpractice insurance is up to date.
Given your view as a professional in the field, does it make a difference if she's a psychologist hired by the team? NFL teams see their players as assets, have a big vested interest in them as such, so wouldn't it be incumbent upon her as part of her professional contract with the team to let appropriate parties within the organization know about something like this? After all, she is essentially hired her to protect the team's interests, no?Don't know much about how confidentiality works outside of, say, a private practice.
AFAIK, it wouldn't matter unless there was an agreement already in place that those records would be available to team officials/management. Just because they are hired by the team does not make the information provided available to them unless agreed to by the patient.
Interesting if true, thanks. I imagine most NFL teams have some clause in player contracts that allow them access to these records.
 
I don't find fault with the therapist or Fisher. I blame the media here. It may be a matter of public record, but that doesn't obligate the media to report it. A man's health shouldn't be jeopardized by the public's 'right to know', or more accurately, the media's right to collect advertising revenue.

 
Also, regarding the therapist, the rumor that she let on that VY was suicidal came out the very night of the incident. So that seems to rule out the police letting the cat out of the bag. Kinda seems like everyone knew what her sizeup was, even that night.
The therapist told Fisher.Fisher told police.

A newspaper filed a request for the the police report.

Police released the report.

That's from the link in the first post.

A police report filed after the Monday night search for Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young states Titans Coach Jeff Fisher told police the star player’s therapist said Young “mentioned suicide several times.”
The report from Central Precinct Lt. Andrea Swisher states Titans' head of security Steve Burke notified police that he had “a player over at the stadium going off.”

“Sgt. Windus later advised me that it was Vince Young and that he was driving a black Mercedes and armed with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.

Swisher states she went to the stadium where officers had already made contact with Fisher. Fisher told Swisher he had gotten a call from Young’s therapist, Sheila Peters, and “she was worried about him.”

“I asked him (Fisher), ‘What made her worry about him?’ He stated, ‘His mood, his emotions, he is injured, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He (Fisher) went on to state that he (Young) left the house with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.
If the rumor came out that night of the incident, it could have come from any number of people besides the therapist, including people with the Titans and people with the police department.
:thumbdown: Not sure why people keep saying it was leaked when it's a matter of public record.

 
Also, regarding the therapist, the rumor that she let on that VY was suicidal came out the very night of the incident. So that seems to rule out the police letting the cat out of the bag. Kinda seems like everyone knew what her sizeup was, even that night.
The therapist told Fisher.Fisher told police.

A newspaper filed a request for the the police report.

Police released the report.

That's from the link in the first post.

A police report filed after the Monday night search for Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young states Titans Coach Jeff Fisher told police the star player’s therapist said Young “mentioned suicide several times.”
The report from Central Precinct Lt. Andrea Swisher states Titans' head of security Steve Burke notified police that he had “a player over at the stadium going off.”

“Sgt. Windus later advised me that it was Vince Young and that he was driving a black Mercedes and armed with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.

Swisher states she went to the stadium where officers had already made contact with Fisher. Fisher told Swisher he had gotten a call from Young’s therapist, Sheila Peters, and “she was worried about him.”

“I asked him (Fisher), ‘What made her worry about him?’ He stated, ‘His mood, his emotions, he is injured, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He (Fisher) went on to state that he (Young) left the house with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.
If the rumor came out that night of the incident, it could have come from any number of people besides the therapist, including people with the Titans and people with the police department.
:shrug: Not sure why people keep saying it was leaked when it's a matter of public record.
The point is that she told Fish instead of telling the police. Protocol is to notify P.D. At the 911 call screening center, they then notify EMS and Fire to respond with P.D. in case events take a bad turn. If the situation is reversed and EMS and/or F.D. come upon a patient indicating suicidal tendencies, our responsibility is to notify P.D. and medical control...unless it's a pro athlete of course, then protocol requires us to call their coach. No. Not really.

If in-house psych professionals behaved in this manner across professions, nobody would ever go seek help, and many would follow through with the act that may otherwise not have. They're not supposed to report this kind of behavior to management.

 
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We know many athletes carry a weapon for protection. But if Vince Young has been treated for depression and spoken of suicide, how can any loved one (like his mom who urged the community in a newspaper article to support Vince during this time) allow him to disappear with a handgun after a particularly upsetting experience like the one on Sunday? My hope is that the agent or someone close to Young stripped him of that weapon though he certainly can hurt himself lots of ways if that's his intention.

 
We know many athletes carry a weapon for protection. But if Vince Young has been treated for depression and spoken of suicide, how can any loved one (like his mom who urged the community in a newspaper article to support Vince during this time) allow him to disappear with a handgun after a particularly upsetting experience like the one on Sunday? My hope is that the agent or someone close to Young stripped him of that weapon though he certainly can hurt himself lots of ways if that's his intention.
I understand what you're saying, but I think that's easier said than done, and the unarmed person trying to disarm a 6'4" 245# man would potentially be putting his/her and others' well-being in jeopardy.Also, even if you disarm a truly suicidal person, they're gonna find a way to do the job. You'd probably be surprised how creative some people can be.

 
SOMEBODY did something wrong here. We should not know any details of Vince Young's conversation with his therapist. We should not know that Vince Young HAS a therapist.

 
I haven't read but a couple posts in this thread, but I would like to offer my thoughts on this in a more generalized way. I think the problem is directly related to way kids are raised today. They are taught at an early age that no one is a loser, and everyone is a success. Well, that's :bs: They give every kid a trophy, and sometimes they don't even keep score for fear of hurting someones feelings. The reality is that there are losers in life, and every kid should know this in order to better prepare them to be successful in life. To be able to weather bad times without wanting to put a bullet into their head. Be able to have thicker skin, and be able to take on life's hardships and come out better in the end game. Today's youth isn't as well prepared as previous generations because of this IMO. Also, today's youth is not as healthy as previous generations. This will be the first generation in history that has a shorter life expectancy than their parents. I don't know why I went on that tangent, but not only is there a a physical health difference, but a mental one as well.

 
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This Therapist should be fired and license revoked immediately. As if Vince Young doesnt have enough on his plate, now a stupid therapist made it common knowledge.
This is my response exactly. Both the therapist and the team are behaving unprofessionally.
 
Where's the suicide joke? I just saw an SNL reference to "therapists".
C'mon now, don't start. It's one thing to come into a thread like this and make light of the situation. Everyone has a different tolerance level of humor, I get that. That's life. Guy comes in makes a joke, about therapists, rapists, suicide, whatever. Funny to some, off-color to others, you never can tell. Comedy is rooted in tragedy, after all.The issue isn't the tolerance of the joke, regardless if it was about therapists or suicide. BustedKnuckles lets it be known that he did not appreciate the joke. Not sure I know two people who committed suicide, let alone within a couple of week's span. And the reaction to BK's request to let off the jokes was to tell him not to overreact. That's the issue.Assuming we can take what BK said happened to him at face value, telling someone who had two people he knew commit suicide not to overreact to jokes making light of the Vince Young situation is not just tasteless, it's disrespectful. Anyway, enough harping from me. I'm starting to come off like someone's mom in the midst of a lot of toolsheddery late today in the pool.
 
As a professional in the field, I find it disturbing that the therapist in this case may have disclosed this information to the team. Yes, it is incumbent upon her to act if she feels her client is in imminent danger (threat to self or other). In that case, she would contact the authorities. Now, it is possible that VY had indicated at a previous time that Fisher was a person to whom she could share information. It's an ugly situation, in any event. I hope her malpractice insurance is up to date.
Given your view as a professional in the field, does it make a difference if she's a psychologist hired by the team? NFL teams see their players as assets, have a big vested interest in them as such, so wouldn't it be incumbent upon her as part of her professional contract with the team to let appropriate parties within the organization know about something like this? After all, she is essentially hired her to protect the team's interests, no?Don't know much about how confidentiality works outside of, say, a private practice.
AFAIK, it wouldn't matter unless there was an agreement already in place that those records would be available to team officials/management. Just because they are hired by the team does not make the information provided available to them unless agreed to by the patient.
Interesting if true, thanks. I imagine most NFL teams have some clause in player contracts that allow them access to these records.
In the field, as well, and the previous poster has it right. The patient is the "client"--not the team. To be practicing with a license, she must observe Young's rights--her client's rights--to confidentiality, regardless of what the team wants. Young's limits to confidentiality extend only up until the point that therapist makes a judgment that the client is at imminent threat to harm himself or others. In this case, it is unclear to all of us whether Young was an imminent threat, and I'm inclined to simply trust the judgment of the psychologist. But, what concerns me most here is to whom her first call was made (i.e., Fisher). Now, if Young gave her consent to contact him, and she did not believe he was at imminent risk to harm himself, then she should be in the clear. It may, actually, have been the most appropriate phone call she could make. But, I'm skeptical that this is how it happened. On the other hand, if she did believe he was a threat to harm himself and did not contact the police, this is contrary to standard practice; that should have been her only phone call. The police then have the right to contact Fisher or friends or family, etc at that point. But, the psychologist is really not in a position to do this without consent.

 
Lots of overreaction going on in this thread. So the guy is suicidal. Big deal. Lots of people have been or currently are suicidal. Why such a stigma over it? I've been suicidal before. It's not that uncommon.

The guy was depressed, mentioned suicide to those other than his therapist, and he was carrying a handgun. The police were notified as to why they were depserate to find Vince Young. It went in the police report. The police report is public record. That's it. Does this come as a surprise to anyone? The way he was brooding on the sideline would raise red flags to most people.

This is alarming for Vince Young and those around him, but for me, I am not at all surprised or disturbed by this. And why does a reporter for ESPN.com have to go get the police report and make it a national media story?

 
Where's the suicide joke? I just saw an SNL reference to "therapists".
injecting any kind of humor into this thread is just socially inept
I apologize to all of the offended parties for making light of a situation that involves a guy that none of us actually know who may or may not have been depressed but definitely did not kill himself by referencing a joke that had absolutely nothing to do with suicide. I was clearly out of bounds.I would also add an apology about derailing this thread if the previous posts actually were actually on the topic of football and what takes place on the field.
 
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As a psychiatrist, and a forensic military and government one at that, I think there could be several reasons why the therapist may have contacted Fisher.

1. Imminent danger - depends on the state law, but most states have "duty to warn/protect" - if the therapist feels there is enough info to believe the client may be a danger to self OR others, he can break confidentiality. If self, then notifies the police or mental health response team. If others, notifies the police and/or the party in danger.

2. She is a team psychologist and there were previous waivers signed. In the military and certain government agencies, the psychologist has dual roles. In this case, confidentiality may be limited. In the military, this would include cases were the law was about to be broken, or national security issues were at stake. Or there is a fitness for duty issus. Then the psychologist can discuss cases with the commander, supervisor. I imagine team psychologists may have similar limited confidentiality.

 
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