Journal article
Observing Countertransference in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy
Abstract
Six cases treated with Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy were studied. Initial countertransferential reactions were identified, and expectations were determined concerning the evolution of the patient-therapist relationship. The existence of a basic pattern of emotional response to the patient in the therapist throughout the treatment was observed, and the authors propose to denominate it countertransferential focus. Three clinical vignettes are …
Authors
Eizirik CUL; Costa FV; Kapczinski FV; Piltcher R; Gauer R; Libermann Z
Journal
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 174–181
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
1991
DOI
10.1159/000288552
ISSN
0033-3190