Splitting data from theory on Black patient-White therapist relationship

Suggests that A. Jones and A. A. Seagull did not include existing empirical data which repudiates the contention that Black patients receive less attention from White therapists. To resolve questions concerning the White therapist-Black patient relationship, psychological science needs to move in th...

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Published in:The American psychologist 1978-10, Vol.33 (10), p.957-958
Main Author: Abramowitz, Stephen I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black People
Client Characteristics
Countertransference
Emotions
Guilt
Human
Needs
Psychotherapeutic Processes
Self-Perception
Therapist Characteristics
White People
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Summary:Suggests that A. Jones and A. A. Seagull did not include existing empirical data which repudiates the contention that Black patients receive less attention from White therapists. To resolve questions concerning the White therapist-Black patient relationship, psychological science needs to move in the direction of studies of genuine therapeutic interactions (e.g., case studies, process accounts, archival searches).
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.33.10.957