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Published Online: 1998, pp. 1–123

Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas in Psychotherapy: Cosmetic Psychopharmacology and Managed Care

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Beyond the traditional ethical dilemmas involving psychotherapy, psychotherapists today are likely to face two additional and relatively complex ethical dilemmas: “cosmetic psychopharmacology” and the practice of psychotherapy within managed mental health care constraints. Various considerations regarding each of these ethical dilemmas are discussed.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 54 - 63
PubMed: 9553640

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Published in print: 1998, pp. 1–123
Published online: 30 April 2018

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Len Sperry, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin.
Harry Prosen, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin.

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Mailing address: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9455 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226.

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