Professional boundaries and psychotherapy: a review.
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2012
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ABSTRACT: Psychotherapy is a vital component of any treatment programme in the management of
psychiatric disorders. It is very essential that the therapist receives adequate training prior to
embarking on therapy with patients. There are various ethical issues and boundaries that the therapist
must be aware of when dealing with psychiatric patients. Both experienced and novice therapist may
experience confusion and dilemma when it comes across certain boundaries for the benefit of the
patients. The present article introduces the readers the various boundaries that need to be maintained
in psychotherapy and how the boundary is crossing or violations can lead to serious problems. The
issue of gifts, fees, transference, physical contact between therapist and patient and sexual boundary
violations are discussed. The need for focusing on boundaries in psychotherapy training is stressed.
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professional boundaries, psychotherapy
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Sousa Avinash De. Professional boundaries and psychotherapy: a review. Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics. 2012; 3(2): 16-26.