Reactivity and reactions to regulatory transparency in medicine, psychotherapy and counselling

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-296

  McGivern, Gerry ^a   Fischer, Michael D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counselling; Medical professionals; Psychotherapy; Reactivity; Regulation; Risk management; Transparency; UK

Indexed keywords

MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPARENCY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NARRATIVE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856209643     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.09.035     Document Type: Article

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