RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The patient-physician relationship and the sexual abuse of patients
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 1884A
OP 1884F
VO 150
IS 11
YR 1994
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/150/11/1884A.abstract
AB The CMA's policy on the patient-physician relationship and the sexual abuse of patients follows a review of policies and initiatives of its provincial and territorial divisions and other professional associations. The CMA's approach to this policy has been to consider the overall patient-physician relationship in order to understand factors associated with functional and dysfunctional relationships, including those involving sexual abuse. In addition to defining abuse of patients by physicians in general and sexual abuse in particular this document gives guidelines on such issues as sexual or romantic relationships with current or former patients and provides educational and preventive strategies.