Sallye M. Wilkinson | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

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 therapist's 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.