Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Older Adults

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1592-1594

  Morgan, Alexander C ^a,b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Andover Newton Theological School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FAMILY THERAPY; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIALIZATION; STRESS; TRANSFERENCE; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542755380     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.12.1592     Document Type: Short Survey

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