Twitter therapy: Can I follow my psychiatrist on social networks?

Digital Manners: Should I Follow My Shrink on Twitter?

Digital Manners: Should I Follow My Shrink on Twitter?

Navigating the intersection of etiquette and technology.
April 10 2012 4:32 PM

Twitter Therapy

Is it appropriate to follow my psychiatrist on social media?

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This week, Slate's tech columnist Farhad Manjoo and Dear Prudence advice columnist Emily Yoffe debate the question: Is it appropriate you and your psychiatrist to follow each other on Twitter or Facebook. How about friending a family member’s shrink?

What's your opinion about this week's manners dilemma?

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Podcast produced by Melonyce McAfee.

Farhad Manjoo is a technology columnist for the New York Times and the author of True Enough.

Emily Yoffe is a contributing editor at the Atlantic.