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CASES:
Allred v. State, 554 P.2d 411 (Alaska 1976)
Battie v. Estelle, 655 F.2d 692 (5th Cir. 1981)
Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
Breese v. Smith, 501 P.2d 159 (Alaska 1972)
Caesar v. Mountanos, 542 F.2d 1064 (9th Cir. 1976), cert. denied,
430 U.S. 954 (1977)
Carey v. Populations Servs. Int'1, 431 U.S. 678 (1977)
City and County of San Francisco v. Superior Court, 37 Cal.2d 277, 231 P.2d 26 (1951)
Couch v. United States, 409 U.S. 322 (1973)
Counselman v. Hitchcock, 142 U.S. 547 (1892)
Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179 (1973)
Estelle v. Smith, 451 U.S. 454 (1981)
Falcon v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n, 570 P.2d 469 (Alaska 1977),
Fisher v. United States, 425 U.S. 391 (1976)
Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
Hoffman y. United States, 341 U.S. 479 (1951)
In re B., 394 A.2d 419 (Pa. 1979)
In re Brenda H., 402 A.2d 169 (N.H. 1979)
In re Doe, 711 F.2d 1187 (2d Cir. 1983)
In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
In re Lifschutz, 2 Cal.3d 415, 467 P.2d 557, 85 Cal. Rptr. 829-(1970)
In re Pebsworth, 705 F.2d 261 (7th Cir. 1983)
In re Subpoena Served Upon Zuniga, 52 U.S.L.W. 2107 (6th Cir. August 23,
1983)
Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
Leyra v. Denno, 347 U.S. 556 (1954)
Lora v. Bd. of Educ., 74 F.R.D. 565 (E.D. N.Y. 1977).
Loveless v. State, 592 P.2d 1206 (Alaska 1979), on remand, 634 P.2d 941 (Alaska App. 1981)
McConkey v. State, 504 P.2d 823 (Alaska 1972)
McKenna v. Fargo, 451 F.Supp. 1355 (D. N.J. 1978), aff'd, 601 F.2d
573 (3rd Cir. 10
Malloy v. Hogan, 378 U.S. 1 (1964)
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961)
Matter of Farber, 78 N.J. 259, 394 A.2d 330 (1978), cert. denied 439 U.S. 997
(1978)
McConkey v. State, 504 P.2d 823 (Alaska 1972)
McKenna v. Fargo,451 F. Supp. 1355 (D. N.J. 1978), aff'd, 601 F.2d 573 (3d Cir. 1979)
Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 (1923)
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
Parham v. J.L., 442 U.S. 584 (1979)
Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U.S. 49 (1973)
Paul v. Davis, 424 U.S. 693 (1976)
Perry v. Fiumano, 61 A.D.2d 512, 403 N.Y.S.2d 382 (1978)
Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925)
Planned Parenthood of Cent. Mo. v. Danforth, 428 U.S.
Post v. State, 580 P.2d 304 (Alaska 1978)
Ravin v. State, 537 P.2d 494 (Alaska 1975)
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
Schade v. State, 512 P.2d 907 (Alaska 1973)
Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757 (1966)
Scott v. State, 519 P.2d 774 (Alaska 1974)
Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U.S. 557 (1969)
State v. Corbin, 15 Or. App. 536, 516 P.2d 1314 (1973)
State v. Gotfrey, 598 P.2d 1325 (Utah 1979)
State ex rel. Juvenile Dept of Clatsop Cty. v. Martin, 533 P.2d 780 (Or.
1975)
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
Taylor v. United States, 222 F.2d 398 (D.C. Cir. 1955)
Trammel v. United States, 445 U.S. 40 (1980)
United States v. Burr, 25 Fed. Cas. 38 (No. 14692e (C.C.D. Va. 1807))
United States v. Calandra, 414 U.S. 338 (1974)
United States v. Dionosio, 410 U.S. 1 (1973)
United States v. Julian, 469 F.2d 371 (10th Cir. 1972)
United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683
United States v. Nobles, 422 U.S. 225 (1975)
United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218 (1967)
United States v. Washington, 431 U.S. 181 (1977)
United States ex rel. Edney v. Smith, 425 F. Supp. 1038 (ED.N.Y. 1976), aff'd 556
F.2d 556 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 431 U.S. (1977)
Wade v. United States, 426 F.2d 64 (9th Cir. 1970)
Whalen v. Roe, 429 U.S. 589 (1977)
Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972).
LEGISLATIVE MATERIALS:
U.S. Const. amend. V.
Fed. R. Evid. 501
Alas. Const. art. I, § 9
Alas. Const. art. I, § 22
Alas. Stat. § 08.86.170
Alas. Stat. § 08.86.200
Alas. Stat. § 47.17.010
Alas. R. Evid. 504.
Alas. R. Evid. 504(a)(3)(B)
Alas. R. Evid. 504(d)(5)(6)
OTHER AUTHORITIES:
F. Alexander, The Medical Value of Psychoanalysis (1936)
APA, Directory (1981)
APA, Ethical Principles of Psychologists, 36 Am. Psychol. 633 (1981)
APA, Guidelines for Conditions of Employment of Psychologists, 27 Am.
Psychol. 331 (1972)
APA, Report of the Task Force on the Role of Psychology in the Criminal
Justice System, 33 Am. Psychol. 1099 (1978) reprinted in Who is the Client (J.
Monahan, ed. 1980)
APA, Special Guidelines for the Delivery of Services by Clinical
Psychologists, 36 Am Psychol. 640 (1981)
APA, Standards for Providers of Psychological Services, 32 Am Psychol. 495 (1977)
APA. Task Force on Privacy and Confidentiality: Final Report (1977)
Bersoff & Jain, A Practical Guide to Privilege Communications for
Psychologists in The Role of Forensic Psychologist (G. Cooke ed. 1980)
Chafee, Privileged Communications: Is Justice Served or Obstructed by Closing
the Doctor's Mouth on the Witness Stand? 52 Yale L.J. 372 (1982)
DeKraii & Sales, Privileged Communications of Psychologists, 13 Prof. Psychol.
Denicola & Sandler, Training Abusive Parents in Cognitive-Behavioral
Techniques, 11 Behav. Therapy 263 (1980)
Epstein, Steingarten, Weinstein & Nashel, Panel Report: Impact of Law
on the Practice of Psychology, 5 J Psychiat. & L 7 (1977)
Everstine, Everstine, Heyman, True, Frey, Johnson & Seiden, Privacy and
Confidentiality in Psychotherapy, 35 Am Psychol. 828 (1980)
Fisher, The Psychotherapeutic Professions and the Law of Privileged Communications,
10 Wayne L.Rev. 609 (1984)
Fisher, The Psychotherapeutic Professions and the Law of Privileged Communications,
10 Wayne L.Rev. 609 (1984)
Foster, Pretrial Psychiatric Disclosures, 51 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1090 (1976)
Goldstein and Katz, Psychiatrist-Patient privilege: The GAP Proposal
and the Connecticut Statute, 118 Am J. Psychiat.
733 (1962)
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, Confidentiality and Privileged
Communications in the Practice of Psychiatry, Report No. 45 (1960)
Guernsey, The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege in Child Placement: A
Relevancy Analysis, 26 Vill. L Rev. 955 (1981)
M. Guttmacher & H. Weihofen, Psychiatry and the Law (1952)
Henkin, Privacy and Autonomy, 74 Colum. L. Rev. 1410 (1974)
Jagim, Wittman, & Noll, Mental Health Professionals Attitudes toward
Confidentiality, Privilege, and Third-Party Disclosure, 9 Prof. Psychol. 458 (1978)
Katz, Howe & McGrath, Child Neglect Laws in America, 9 Family L. Q. 1
L. Levy, Origins of the Fifth Amendment (1968)
Louisell, The Psychologist in Today's Legal World: Part II, 41 Minn.
L.Rev. 731 (1957)
Louisell & Sinclair, Reflections on the Law of Privileged Communication:
The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege in Perspective, 59 Calif. L. Rev. 30
(1971)
McNamara, The Hierarchy of Evidentiary Privileges in New Hampshire, 20 N.H.B.J.
1 (1978)
Meyer & Willage, Confidentiality and Privileged Communication in
Psychotherapy in New Directions in Psychological Research, (P. Lipsett & B. Sales eds. 1980)
Minnesota Developments, Constitutional Law: Davis v. Alaska Applied to Hold
that Physician-Patient Privilege Must Give Way to Accused's Right to Confrontation, 60 Minn L. Rev.
1086 (1976)
Pound, Interests of Personality, 28 Harv. L. Rev. 343 (1915)
Requested Excerpts of Transcript of Child in Need of Aid Hearing at 5,
lines 5-8
Reubhausen & Brim, Privacy and Behavioral Research, 65 Colum. L. Rev. 1184
(1965)
Saltzburg, Privileges and Professionals, 66 Va. L. Rev.
Shah, Privileged Communications, Confidentiality and Privacy, 1
Prof. Psychol. 56 (1969)
Shuman & Weiner, The Privilege Study: An Empirical Examination of the Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege, 60 N.C. L. Rev 893 (1982)
Siegel, Privacy, Ethics, and Confidentiality, 10 Prof. Psychol 249 (1979)
R. Slovenko, Psychotherapy, Confidentiality and Privileged Communication
(1966)
Starr, Child Abuse, 34 Am. Psychol. 872 (1979
Suarez & Hunt, The Patient-Litigant Exception in Psychotherapist-Patient
Privilege Cases: New Consideration for Alaska and California Since In re
Lifshutz, 1 U.C.L.A.-Alas L. Rev. 2 (1971)
Swoboda, Elwork, Sales & Levine, Knowledge of and Compliance with
Privileged Communication and Child Abuse Reporting Laws, 9 Prof. Psychol. 448
(1978)
To Establish a National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, to
Provide-Financial Assistance for A Demonstration Program for the Prevention,
Identification, and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect and for Other Purposes,
1973: Hearings on S. 1191 Before the Subcomm. on Children and Youth of the
Senate Comm. on Labor and Public Welfare, 93rd Cong., 1st Sess. (1973)
8 J. Wigmore, Evidence, § 2285 (McNaughton rev. 1961)
Wolfe, Sandier & Kaufman, A Competency-Based Parent Training Program for
Child Abusers, 49 J. Consulting & Clinical Psychol. 633 (1981)
Woods & McNamara, Confidentiality: Its Effect on Interviewee
Behavior, 11 Prof. Psychol. 714(1980)