First do no more harm
Female rape victims and the male counselor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9055327 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Silverman (0000-0002-3502-3742, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-96 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1977.tb03248.x |
| PMID | 831532 |
| OpenAlex | W1919417209 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
As the crisis of women who have been raped is more frequently brought to the attention of mental health workers, male counselors are increasingly being confronted with responsibility for aiding female victims. This paper considers the difficulties inherent in men fulfilling this therapeutic task, and discusses male misconceptions and responses that may undermine the efforts of well-meaning counselors
Criminology · Harm · Meaning (existential) · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Task (project management) · Child Abuse and Trauma · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 1999 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |