title: Assessing boundary violations in psychotherapy: survey results with the Exploitation Index.
abstract: The usefulness of the Exploitation Index (Epstein & Simon, 1990) was evaluated in a survey of psychiatrists. Forty-three percent of the respondents indicated that at least one item alerted them to behavior they thought could have been counterproductive to treatment. Twenty-nine percent found that they were stimulated to make specific changes in future treatment practice. On average, female respondents endorsed fewer boundary violations than males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Kay
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires