Countertransference Issues in Staff Caregivers Who Work to Rehabilitate Catastrophic-Injury Survivors

Meyer S. Gunther, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 48, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.2.208

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Countertransference experienced by caregivers who work in rehabilitation of the severely physically disabled is explored. Utilizing a narrow definition of countertransference (= troublesome reactions), two major etiological categories are offered: socially universal and individual. By separating their distressful feelings from counterproductive actions, caregivers may better utilize understanding of their own and their patients’ psychodynamics in developing solutions and management strategies.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 48 • Number 2 • 1994, pp. 175–323

Pages: 208 - 220

PubMed: 8048654

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Published in print: 1994, pp. 175–323

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Meyer S. Gunther, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine; Training and Supervising Analyst, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis.

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Mailing address: 400 N. McClurg Court, Chicago, IL 60611.

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Countertransference Issues in Staff Caregivers Who Work to Rehabilitate Catastrophic-Injury Survivors

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