Countertransference and self-injury: A cognitive behavioural cycle

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-19

  Rayner, Gillian C ^a   Allen, Shelly L ^a   Johnson, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural approach; Interpersonal processes; Nurse countertransference; Personality disorder; Self harm; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FANTASY; GUILT; HATE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RAGE; SELF CONCEPT; SKILL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THINKING;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 15944424316     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03344.x     Document Type: Article

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