Sexual intimacies between therapists and patients.

Butler, Sharon; Zelen, Seymour L.

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“…The profile of the typical perpetrator is that of a middle-aged, "burned out," and depressed individual with marital problems (e.g., Simon, 1987). In one of the few attempts to study exploitative therapists, researchers related the sexual involvement to recent marital difficulties and feelings of loneliness and vulnerability (Butler, 1975;Butler & Zelen, 1977). Omnipotence and grandiosity are frequently cited (Guy, 1987;Goldberg, 1986;Gorkin, 1987) as is narcissism (e.g., Kottler, 1986), although only rarely have authors suggested that these traits are reflective of a character or personality disorder (e.g., Kaslow, 1984;Simon, 1987).…”

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Assessment and Development of Rehabilitation Plans for Counselors Who Have Sexually Exploited Their Clients

Schoener

Gonsiorek

1988

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Assessment and Development of Rehabilitation Plans for Counselors Who Have Sexually Exploited Their Clients

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Gonsiorek

1988

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“…Three mental health professionals were asked to classify each of the respondents' transcriptions into these two TCS relationship categories. The analysis was based on methods presented by Butler and Zelen (1977) and by Ditch and Avery (2001). Key descriptor sentences aided referees in their classification.…”

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Constructions of Therapist-Client Sex: A Comparative Analysis of Retrospective Victim Reports

Somer

Nachmani

2005

Sex Abuse

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Former patients' (n=24) accounts of their experience during a sexual liaison with their psychotherapist (Therapist-Client Sex, TCS) could be classified as either romantic (TCS-Romance) or as an abusive encounter (TCS-Abuse). During TCS, individuals in the TCS-Romance group reported having experienced overall better emotional states and more favorable perceptions of both the perpetrating therapists and the treatments they provided. Pre-TCS assessments showed that initially TCS-Romance subjects may have had a relatively higher regard for their perpetrators and the quality of their treatments than TCS-Abuse subjects, but these between-group differences disappeared when the same variables were assessed for two post-TCS periods. These periods were marked in both groups by deteriorated indices of psychological well-being. These findings suggest that a romantic narrative of TCS could have a shielding, albeit temporary, impact on the subjective experience of what is otherwise considered an abusive relationship.

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“…Auch die aktuelle Lebenssituationen der Therapeuten sind hier immer von großer Bedeutung (vgl. Butler et al 1977): Eine unbefriedigende Partnersituation, erst kurz zurückliegende Trennungen etc. waren überzufällig häufig bei Therapeuten zu finden, die sexuelle Intimbeziehungen mit ihren Patientinnen aufgenommen hatten.…”

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Gewalt und Missbrauch in der Psychotherapie

Rüger

2003

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Sexual intimacies between therapists and patients.

Cited by 91 publications

References 4 publications

Assessment and Development of Rehabilitation Plans for Counselors Who Have Sexually Exploited Their Clients

Assessment and Development of Rehabilitation Plans for Counselors Who Have Sexually Exploited Their Clients

Constructions of Therapist-Client Sex: A Comparative Analysis of Retrospective Victim Reports

Gewalt und Missbrauch in der Psychotherapie

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