Boundary violations and personality traits among psychiatrists

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 758-763

  Garfinkel, Paul E ^a,c   Bagby, R Michael ^a   Waring, E M ^b   Dorian, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary issues; Predictors of abuse; Therapist character pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOPATHY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0030737016     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200709     Document Type: Article

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