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Clinicians’ Perceptions of Boundaries in Brazil and the United States

Patrice Marie Miller, Michael Lamport Commons and Thomas G. Gutheil
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online January 2006, 34 (1) 33-42;

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  • Table 1

    Distribution of Levels of Education in the U.S. and Brazilian Samples

    MDPhDMaster’sBachelor’sPre-bachelor
    United States213511
    (67.7%)(9.68%)(16.1)(3.23%)(3.23%)
    Brazil1101312
    (40.7%)(3.7%)(11.1%)(44.4%)

    • Data are the number of clinicians (percentage of the whole group).

  • Table 2

    Mean Ratings and Standard Deviations for Variables Aggregated Based on Content of Items

    Aggregated VariableMean Rating (SD) U.S.Mean Rating (SD) Brazilians
    Sexual Violations6.436.23
    (.48)(1.06)
    Business excursions5.655.88
    (.82)(.80)
    Divulging personal information4.275.09*
    (.79)(1.00)
    Mixing personal and professional4.414.63
    (.74)(.75)
    Touching (greeting, comforting)4.754.24†
    (.76)(.78)

    • * F(1,59) = 12.84, p < .001, η2 = .18.

    • † F(1,59) = 6.60, p < .013, η2 = .10.

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