Customer Reviews

Betrayal of Trust: Sex and Power in Professional Relationships

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As a victim of pediatric doctor-patient sexual abuse, I'm always glad to see this covert issue discussed. However, this book, did not provide enough information to help in my case. Of the few texts I've discovered of this issue, abusive mental health professionals are explored more often than doctors who give physical exams. The sections dealing with abusive mental health professionals and clergy are excellent. However, Betrayl of Trust could have discussed abuse within other doctor-patient relationships more thoroughly. Issues such as appropriate, feasible ways of seeking legal retaliation (which in my experience is none), problems of limitation statutes, and the dangerous possibility of posting the medical abuser's name on the world wide web are neglected. Though the book did not provide much useful information for me, I give four stars to the authors for having the courage to write on these important matters.

Sexual exploitation is a subject that is difficult to understand for many, yet is one that needs to be discussed in both the professional and general public areas. the authors outlined the topic and explained in detail an easy to follow approach covering the issues in each segment with detail. A guide that both the client and professional will find a great deal of information in

Helpful, thoughtful book that gives a thorough discussion of key issues, very useful. I found it to be one of the best that I read among the number of books I looked at on this issue.