The dilemma of the wounded healer

Psychotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 482-491

  Zerubavel, Noga ^a   Wright, Margaret O'Dougherty ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic growth; Recovery; Resilience; Stigma; Wounded healer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84874475654     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027824     Document Type: Article

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