title: Psychotherapy and mandated reporting of child abuse.
abstract: Seventy-six percent of 65 psychotherapy cases seen in a child guidance clinic either did not change or improved following a mandated report of suspected child abuse. In a significant minority of cases, the therapy relationship deteriorated when the report was made about a client in treatment, and improved when the report was made about a third party not in treatment.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Children and Youth, State University of New York, Buffalo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003219:Confidentiality; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033242:Minors; D009518:New York; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D018570:Risk Assessment