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THIS LAST CHAPTER teases apart two confounding issues in contemporary society: the difference between secrecy and privacy and the balance between privacy and a sense of integration with one’s community. The setting within which this chapter explores these issues is the mental hospital—a community, for better or worse, where it is often a challenge to seek privacy, and where staff secrecy can be corrosive.
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Szajnberg, N.M. (1992). Secrecy and Privacy in a Psychodynamic Milieu. In: Szajnberg, N.M. (eds) Educating the Emotions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3316-0_8
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