HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH - DEPENDENCY IN A PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

A series of recent articles have documented the range and frequency of ethical violations in psychotherapy. The present paper was designed t o extend this literature by examining one such case in depth. The pres ent case is instructive in several regards: (1) it provides an example of the extent to which dependency can be created and manipulated; (2) it suggests a strategy by which the profession can facilitate a patie nt's rights; (3) it also raises a number of broader issues about the c onduct of psychotherapy.