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Sexual boundary violations in residential drug‐free therapeutic community treatment
Author(s) -
Gottdiener William H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of applied psychoanalytic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1556-9187
pISSN - 1742-3341
DOI - 10.1002/aps.175
Subject(s) - psychodynamics , boundary (topology) , psychology , quarter (canadian coin) , sex therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , sexual dysfunction , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , history
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenomenon of sexual boundary violations in residential therapeutic community (TC) programs for substance abusers using secondary data analysis methods. One hundred and ninety‐seven participants who had been treated in TCs in New York City were interviewed 30 days post‐discharge. Sexual boundary violations were reported by approximately one‐quarter of the sample. Possible psychodynamic causes (e.g. enactments, group dynamics) of sexual boundary violations are discussed. Implications for research, theory, and for prevention of sexual boundary violations in TC programs are addressed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.