The manifestation of transference during early psychotherapy sessions

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-92

  Tellides, Catherine ^a   Fitzpatrick, Marilyn ^b   Drapeau, Martin ^b   Bracewell, Robert ^b   Janzen, Jennifer ^b   Jaouich, Alexia ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ARGOSY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CCRT; core conflictual relationship theme; relationship patterns; therapeutic transference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TRANSFERENCE;

EID: 79959764662     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140802014331     Document Type: Article

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