The voices of fellow travellers: Experienced therapists' strategies when facing difficult therapeutic impasses

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-267

  Moltu, Christian ^a,b   Binder, Per Einar ^b  

^a Psychiatric Clinic   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 79960458598     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: 20448260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466510X514355     Document Type: Review

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