Protecting Confidentiality Rights: The Need for an Ethical Practice Model

American Psychologist

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Fisher, Mary Alice ^a  

^a The Center for Ethical Practice Inc

Author keywords

confidentiality; ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 38549145067     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.63.1.1     Document Type: Article

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