Ethical Dilemmas for Clinical Psychologists in Conducting Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-46

  Thompson, Andrew R ^a   Russo, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical psychology; confidentiality; consent; dual role; ethics; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855479601     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14780887.2012.630636     Document Type: Article

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