Management of intense countertransference in group psychotherapy conducted in situations of civic conflict

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-86

  Benson, Jarlath F ^a,b   Moore, Robert ^a   Kapur, Raman ^c   Rice, Cecil A ^a,d,e  

^a Institute of Psychosynthesis ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Queens University of Belfast   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d Boston Institute for Psychotherapy   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DESTRUCTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; RISK;

EID: 12144273167     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.55.1.63.56556     Document Type: Review

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