According to "The Criminal Law Handbook," By: Bergman & Berman-Barrett: "Privileged communications are statements made in private and in the course of a relationship that is privileged under a state's laws. For example, all states grant privileges for private communications between: Attorneys and clients, physicians (and other medical personnel) and patients, spouses, and ministers and congregants...States create such privileges because lawmakers have decided that society has a greater interest in protecting these relationships than in placing before judges and jurors all the evidence that might be relevant to case outcomes.
In addition to the standard privileges that exist in all states, other states have additional privilege rules that protect private communications between: Journalists and [sources], and psychotherapists and patients."
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