title: Rescuing--a universal phenomenon.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Rescuing, where the person is delivered from the immediacy of their conundrum by another, complicates management. The object of this paper is to understand the difficulty in relinquishing the rescuing role.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rescuing is a universal phenomenon in parenting, teaching and therapy that has developed over time through a variety of interwoven social, economic, psychological and clinical variables.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Psychiatrist, Capital and Coast DHB, Kapiti Community Mental HealthTeam, Paraparaumu, New Zealand Thelittles81@gmail.com.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D004493:Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations
keywords: helicopter parents; rescuing; responsibility