Good grief and not-so-good grief: Countertransference in bereavement therapy

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-355

  Hayes, Jeffrey A ^a   Yeh, Yun Jy ^a   Eisenberg, Alanna ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement therapy; Countertransference; Grief

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; DATA COLLECTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147122084     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20353     Document Type: Article

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