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The Effect Of Gender And Self-Care Behaviors On Counselors' Perceptions Of Colleagues With Depression

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volume

81

Issue

1

First Page

70

Last Page

77

Abstract

This study examined the effects of gender and self-care behaviors on counselors' perceptions of depressed colleagues. Three hundred and six respondents completed 1 of 8 versions of vignettes describing either a male or female counselor responding to his or her depressive symptoms through the use of antidepressants, counseling, alternative therapies, or no course of action. Target counselors who took antidepressants were perceived as more competent than counselors who practiced holistic measures and those who chose no course of action. Target counselors who sought personal counseling were perceived as more ethical than those choosing no course of action.

Department

Counseling Center

Original Publication Date

1-1-2003

DOI of published version

10.1002/j.1556-6678.2003.tb00227.x

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