Limit Setting: Theory, Techniques, and Risks
Abstract
Limit setting is a necessary aspect of clinical treatment but the professional literature on this subject is relatively sparse and does not address many of the core issues, including some countertransferential and ethical problems raised by the approach. Many clinicians struggle with the “authoritarian” nature of limit setting, especially when they have great power over patients, as in a hospital setting.
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