The use of touch in psychotherapy: Ethical and clinical guidelines

Psychotherapy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-280

  Durana, Carlos ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0031724658     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087817     Document Type: Article

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