Management of Countertransference With Borderline Patients

Management of Countertransference With Borderline Patients by Gabbard MD, Brown Foundation Chair of Psychoanalysis and Professor of Psychiatry Glen O. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780880485630.

Management of Countertransference With Borderline Patients is an open and detailed discussion of the emotional reactions that clinicians experience when treating borderline patients. This book provides a systematic approach to managing countertransference that legitimizes the therapists reactions and shows ways to use them therapeutically with the patient. This comprehensive volume - includes an overview of common countertransference feelings that arise in treating borderline patients - describes various aspects of countertransference management - illustrates these aspects with detailed clinical vignettes - covers gender issues in countertransference - presents a detailed examination of countertransference when the therapist is pregnant Management of Countertransference With Borderline Patients serves as a clinical guide for all mental health professionals seeking to avoid boundary violations in their clinical work.