Issues in psychotherapeutic encounters of patients suspected of post-traumatic stress disorder malingering

European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-277

  Potik, David ^a   Feldinger, Eliezer ^a,b   Schreiber, Shaul ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

compensation seeking; countertransference; exaggerated symptomatology; psychotherapy; PTSD malingering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865254359     PISSN: 13642537     EISSN: 14695901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13642537.2012.713185     Document Type: Article

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