Therapist-patient sex: From boundary violations to sexual misconduct

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-47

  Simon, R I ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; NEGLIGENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; TRANSFERENCE;

EID: 0032992143     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-953X(05)70057-5     Document Type: Article

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