The nature of professional training and perceptions of adequacy in dealing with sexual feelings in psychotherapy: Experiences of clinical faculty

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-189

  Paxton, Cindy ^a   Lovett, Joseph ^a   Riggs, Matt L ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychotherapy; Sexual feelings

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744366146     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327019EB1102_5     Document Type: Article

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