None of us can deprive people of food, sleep and privacy without a good reason. The rule of keeping in confidence what people tell you is violated in extreme circumstances without consent of the patient. It is violated with informed consent of the patient in other circumstances. We do not know what the houseguests consented to. It is odd to me that a physician and a psychologist are assisting in the production of this program.
Doctors owe a standard of care to their patients.
Perhaps these issues need to be investigated by the boards who govern these professions. I wonder if there are exceptions. I do not think so. That remains to be discussed and determined by the professions involved.