Programmed Writing and Therapy with Symbiotically Enmeshed Patients

Karin B. Jordan, Ph.D., and Luciano L’Abate, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 49, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1995.49.2.225

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This paper illustrates how programmed writing lessons from a codependency workbook can be used in conjunction with traditional verbal psychotherapy. Each patient in the series was involved in a symbiotically enmeshed relationship. Special benefits gained from the combination of programmed writing lessons with traditional psychotherapy were enumerated.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 49 • Number 2 • 1995, pp. 159–316

Pages: 225 - 236

PubMed: 7677202

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Published in print: 1995, pp. 159–316

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Karin B. Jordan, Ph.D.^*

Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Georgia State University; former Consultant, Cross Keys Counseling Center (where this work took place); Clinical Director of Multicultural Services, Cross Keys Counseling Center, Conley, GA.

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Luciano L’Abate, Ph.D.

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Department of Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education, University of Colorado.

Mailing address: Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083.

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Programmed Writing and Therapy with Symbiotically Enmeshed Patients

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