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This study aims to analyze associations between, on the one hand, the presence in therapists of romantic attraction (RA), sexual attraction (SA), or flirting behavior (FB) toward patients and, on the other hand, a series of characteristics of therapist, patient, and treatment. Between April and June 2022, 547 psychotherapists completed an online survey investigating their affective and behavioral responses toward their most recently treated patient. Compared to female therapists, males showed significantly higher prevalence of SA alone ( p &lt; .001) or in combination with RA ( p &lt; .01), FB ( p &lt; .01), or both ( p &lt; .05). Multivariate adjusted regression models showed that RA was associated with patient age \u226440 years (OR:39.49 for age 18\u201329; OR:28.44 for age 30\u201339), male sex (OR:10.40), and diagnosis of mood disorder (OR:14.08). 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