New mother/old therapist: Transference and countertransference challenges in the return to work

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-63

  Waldman, Jane ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEPARATION ANXIETY; TRANSFERENCE;

EID: 0037263016     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2003.57.1.52     Document Type: Review

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