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The moral case against psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Bruce G. Charlton
Bruce G. Charlton*
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Anatomy Department, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ, Scotland
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First of all, some definitions. In general, psychotherapy is what happens when a doctor speaks to a patient. More specifically, psychotherapy is talk as therapy: it involves the physician assuming a role of expertise in talking.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 8 , August 1991 , pp. 490 - 492
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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