Psychotherapists' countertransference reactions toward lients with Antisocial Personality Disorder and Schizophrenia: An empirical test of theory

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-393

  Schwartz, Robert C ^a   Smith, Shannon D ^b   Chopko, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 41449097282     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2007.61.4.375     Document Type: Article

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