Boundary violation and sexual exploitation in psychiatry and psychotherapy: A review

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 312-320

  Sarkar, Sameer P ^a  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; LICENSING; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 3242727750     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.10.4.312     Document Type: Review

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