Therapeutic boundary issues in working with childhood sexual-abuse survivors

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-79

  Harper, Kim ^a,b   Steadman, Jennifer ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Southlake Regional Health Centre ^*  (Canada)

^c SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0037269949     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.1.64     Document Type: Article

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