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Original Articles

Erotic Countertransference and Clinical Social Work Practice: A National Survey of Psychotherapists' Sexual Feelings, Attitudes, and Responses

Pages 39-55 | Accepted 24 Jun 1998, Published online: 16 May 2017

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