Sigmund Freud's theory was that your dreams are an expression of what you're repressing during the time you are awake. And Carl Jung believed that dreams provide messages about lost or neglected parts of our selves that need to be reintegrated. Many dreams simply come from a preoccupation with the day's activities.
In general, physicians can destroy the re-cords of patients who have been deceased for five years or more, when death was un-related to care. MINORSâ RECORDS Most states require that minorsâ medical records be retained at least until the minor patient reaches the âage of majorityâ (18 years), plus an additional period of time that
1 They may be kept in a separate file. 2  Telephone calls that pertain to medical care should be documented in the medical record and kept according to the above medical record retention guidelines. 3  Appointment books may be kept for one year.: The Doctors Company recommends the following: 1  Billing records in all states should be retained for seven years according to Internal Revenue Service standards. 2  They may be kept in a separate file.