Treatment paternalism in chemical dependency counselors.
This study investigated the degree of paternalism in the treatment philosophies of chemical dependency counselors in three categories of treatment center: adolescent-only, adult, and religious/minority. Counselors were shown picture arrays of either adolescent patients or adult patients and asked to choose a preferred treatment policy, either paternalistic or compensatory in nature. Results showed religious/minority counselors preferred a significantly greater paternalistic approach to all patients than did the adolescent-only and adult center counselors. The adolescent-only counselors responded more paternalistically to the adolescent patients than the adult patients, while the adult and religious/minority counselors did not respond significantly different to either group.
Department of Psychology, West Liberty State College, West Virginia 26074.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*