Research Catalog

Title

Patients as victims : sexual abuse in psychotherapy and counselling / Derek Jehu, with specialist contributions from John Davis ... [et al].

Author

Jehu, Derek.

Publication

Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, c1994.

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Details

Description

xiv, 241 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

There is growing concern at the number of complaints about sexual abuse of patients while undergoing therapy. This book discusses the ethical proscription of sex between therapists and patients, and the legal and professional regulation of abuse in both North America and Britain - including many very recent and important legislative developments. The author looks at characteristics which appear to place therapists at risk of abusing, together with some pre-conditions necessary for the occurrence of abuse. He also discusses certain characteristics which render patients vulnerable to abuse, the consequences of abuse for them, and the treatment of the problems they present. Practitioners and trainees in the professions of clinical psychology, psychiatry, nursing, counselling and social work will find this volume essential reading, particularly as it offers detailed guidance on treatment of abusive therapists and victimized patients.

Series Statement

Wiley series in psychotherapy and counselling

Uniform Title

Wiley series on psychotherapy and counselling

Subject

• Sexual Behavior
• Ethics, Professional
• Sex Offenses
• Psychotherapy
• Professional-Patient Relations
• Sex between psychotherapist and patient > United States
• Sex between psychotherapist and patient > Great Britain
• Sexually abused patients
• Psychotherapy > United States
• Sex Offenses > United States
• Ethics, Professional > United States
• Sexual Behavior > United States
• United States
• United Kingdom
• United Kingdom

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Proscription of sexual activities -- Former patients -- Epidemiology in the U.S.A. -- Epidemiology in the U.K. / Tanya Garrett, John Davis -- Risk characteristics and preconditions for abuse -- Management of abusive behaviour -- Psychological vulnerability to abuse -- Psychological consequences of abuse -- Psychological interventions with victims -- Regulation in the U.S.A / Linda Mabus Jorgenson, Gary Richard Schoener -- Regulation in the U.K. -- Primary prevention of abuse.

ISBN

• 0471940445 :
• 0471943983 (pbk.) :

LCCN

^^^93042345^

OCLC

29478098

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library