In many countries, including patients are legally entitled to request copies of their clinical
notes. However, this process remains time-consuming and burdensome, and it remains …

In the last decade, many health organizations have embarked on a revolution in clinical
communication. Using electronic devices, patients can now gain rapid access to their online …

Background Patient-accessible electronic health records (PAEHRs) hold promise for
empowering patients, but their impact may vary between mental and somatic health care …

Background In a growing number of countries worldwide, clinicians are sharing mental
health notes, including psychiatry and psychotherapy notes, with patients. Objective The aim …

Objective In a growing list of countries, patients are granted access to their clinical notes
(“open notes”) as part of their online record access. Especially in the field of mental health …

Clinical psychologists and psychotherapists have an ethical duty to respect patient
autonomy (1). This means that before a patient can consent or decline to undergo …

Abstract Several Nordic and Baltic countries are forerunners in the digitalization of patient
ehealth services and have since long implemented psychiatric records as parts of the …

Background OpenNotes is the concept of patients having access to their health records and
clinical notes in a digital form. In psychiatric settings, clinicians often feel uncomfortable with …

Background In many countries, health care professionals are legally obliged to share
information from electronic health records with patients. However, concerns have been …

Objective This study aims to understand whether higher use of a patient portal can have an
impact on mental health functioning and recovery. Method A mixed methods approach was …