A psychodynamic profile of therapists who sexually exploit their clients

British Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 274-286

  Hetherington, Angela ^a  

^a PPC UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abusive therapy; Perversion; Sexual abuse; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0034072370     PISSN: 02659883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0118.2000.tb00519.x     Document Type: Review

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