Prosenti Poddar's Case Study

Prosenti Poddar was a male college student who was in love with a female student named Tatiana Tarasoff. He met her at a party they both attended. They became close but shared different views on their connection. After they shared a kiss Poddar fell for Tarasoff but when he realized she was not interested he became furious and began stalking her.

Not long after Poddar had a nervous breakdown and began seeing a psychologist, during. During his sessions he would constantly tell the psychologist that he had intentions of killing a girl. He never mentioned Tarasoff’s name, but the psychologist did have an idea he was referring to her. The police did detain him for some hours after the psychologist let them know he was treat but then he was released