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10 Sessions and Life's Greatest Lessons from an Unexpected Patient
Review by Cate Montana
Prologue: Under normal circumstances, the province of psychotherapy is practiced privately. What is said behind closed doors remains there. ... I can truthfully say that in all my years of practice, I only compromised that bond of confidentiality with three patients. The first involved serious child abuse, and the second concerned an individual who is imminently suicidal. These were clearly based on a duty to warn and protect.
The third case, which is the focus of this book, has nothing to do with legalities or ethics. It has to do with a patient whose initial claims represented the most elaborate and complex delusional system I've ever encountered. I was given express permission to tell the story in a public forum. Indeed, I was encouraged to do so.
