This Article  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Sexual Relationships Between Physicians and Patients

Paul S. Appelbaum, MD; Linda M. Jorgenson, MD, JD; Pamela K. Sutherland, JD

Arch Surg. 1995;130(3):300.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

In the face of evidence suggesting that there is a substantial incidence of sexual contact between physicians of all specialties and their patients, the medical profession and the courts have not yet reached a consensus regarding appropriate responses. Some commentators, including the American Medical Association, have urged bans on sexual contact during treatment and extensive restriction of posttreatment sexual relationships. Others favor looser restrictions, particularly after termination of the physician-patient relationship. These differences in approach stem from the varying importance given the two conflicting values involved: (1) protecting patients from being harmed by unfair manipulation by physicians and (2) insulating choices about intimate relationships from intrusion by society. We propose a model for balancing these interests that would bar sexual contact during the physician-patient relationship and for a fixed period after . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?