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
Rules to live by or at least to consider. It is advisable to keep the records of adult patients for 10 years after their last contact. with the practice. For most patients under the age of 18, it is prudent to keep records for 10 years after their. last contact with the practice (same as adults) or four years beyond their 18th birthday, whichever is longer. For minor patients who will always be considered incompetent.