ETHICAL ASPECTS OF COMPETENCE FOR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS - A CASE OF ADULT SIBLING INCEST

Authors
FELDMAN MJ GUTHEIL TG
Citation
Mj. Feldman et Tg. Gutheil, ETHICAL ASPECTS OF COMPETENCE FOR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS - A CASE OF ADULT SIBLING INCEST, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 25(2), 1997, pp. 217-222
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Law
Journal title
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law → ACNP
ISSN journal
10936793
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
217 - 222
Database
ISI
SICI code
1093-6793(1997)25:2<217:EAOCFS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A case of adult sibling incest serves as the occasion to review releva nt literature and discuss issues related to competence to consent to s exual relations between adults. The case was presented at ethics round s at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center (Boston, MA), and the resu lting discussion is analyzed as to the decision making with which the treatment team is faced. The relationships among competence and compet ence assessment, autonomy, morality, and countertransference issues ar e also considered in this provocative case.