title: Research and laws regarding therapist-patient sexual involvement: implications for therapists.
abstract: Therapist-patient sexual intimacy has emerged as a major issue. This article discusses the legal and ethical prohibitions, the accumulation of research regarding the prevalence and consequences of therapist-patient sex, and the implications for therapists, particularly those treating patients who have been sexually intimate with a previous therapist.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*