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How certain boundaries and ethics diminish therapeutic effectiveness.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11652796     Owner:  KIE     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
When taken too far, certain well-intentioned ethical guidelines can become transformed into artificial boundaries that serve as destructive prohibitions and thereby undermine clinical effectiveness. Rigid roles and strict codified rules of conduct between therapist and client can obstruct a clinician's artistry. Those anxious conformists who go entirely by the book, and who live in constant fear of malpractice suits, are unlikely to prove significantly helpful to a broad array of clients. It is my contention that one of the worst professional/ethical violations is to permit current risk-management principles to take precedence over humane interventions.
Authors:
Arnold A Lazarus
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ethics & behavior     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1050-8422     ISO Abbreviation:  Ethics Behav     Publication Date:  1994  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-04-07     Completed Date:  1995-04-07     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9102086     Medline TA:  Ethics Behav     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  255-61     Citation Subset:  E    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Confidentiality
Ethics, Professional*
Friends
Guidelines as Topic
Health Personnel*
Humans
Interpersonal Relations*
Liability, Legal
Motivation
Professional Misconduct
Professional-Patient Relations*
Psychology
Psychotherapy*
Risk*
Risk Assessment*
Social Control, Informal
Treatment Outcome

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