Intimacy in the patient-physician relationship

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue AUG., 1996, Pages 1505-1508

  Yeo, Michael ^a   Longhurst, Mark ^b,c  

^a CMAJ   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Chilliwack General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH;

COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF CANADA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CANADA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH;

EID: 0030210467     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. British Columbia College of Physicians. Crossing the boundaries. The Report of the Committee on Physician Sexual Misconduct. Vancouver, BC: British Columbia College of Physicians, 1992.
3. Cohen M, Woodward CA, Ferrier B, Williams P. Sanctions against sexual abuse of patients by doctors: sex differences in attitudes among young family physicians. Can Med Assoc J 1995;153(2):169-76.
4. Kardener S, Fuller M, Mensch I. A survey of physicians' attitudes and practices regarding erotic and nonerotic contact with patients. Am J Psychiatry 1973;130:1077.