Transference, counter-transference and repetition: Some implications for nursing practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1177-1184

  Jones, Alun C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counter transference; Nursing relationships and occupational choice; Repetition compulsion; Transference

Indexed keywords

NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; NURSING; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 27644510794     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01309.x     Document Type: Review

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