Sexual relationships between patient and therapist
Boundary violation or collapse of the therapeutic space
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19422279 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frank Summers (0000-0003-2638-093X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-181 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychoanalytic Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0736-9735 • E-ISSN: 1939-1331 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/pap0000115 |
| OpenAlex | W2607039830 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The thesis is that sexual relations between patient and therapist are not best described by the concept of boundary violations. In fact, boundary violations typically do not result in the pain and trauma that is so characteristic of sexual relationships between patient and therapist. It is argued th
Countertransference · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Therapeutic relationship · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |