title: The therapist as authority figure.
authors.affiliation: Albany Medical College, Psychiatry Department, NY 12208.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D001318:Authoritarianism; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011368:Professional-Family Relations