Mental states as part of countertransference responses in psychotherapists facing reports of traumatic events of mourning and sexual violence

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 523-534

  Goldfeld, Patrícia Rivoire Menelli ^a   Terra, Luciana ^a   Abuchaim, Claudio ^a   Sordi, Anne ^a   Wiethaeuper, Daniela ^b   Bouchard, Marc André ^c   Mardini, Victor ^d   Baumgardt, Rosana ^d   Lauerman, Marta ^d   Ceitlin, Lúcia Helena ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Countertransference; Empirical research; Inventory of Countertransference Behavior (ICB); Mental States Rating System (MSRS); Mourning; Tools; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INVENTORY OF COUNTERTRANSFERENCE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STATES RATING SYSTEM; MOURNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUDDEN DEATH; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; AWARENESS; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; RAPE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 52049118361     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300801968640     Document Type: Article

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