The Challenge of Therapy in the Public Sector

Joanne R. WileAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 40, Number 9

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.9.963

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Although many therapists in the public sector might feel overwhelmed, anxious, or defeated by the unpredictable and difficult situations of the patients they encounter, others find a way to feel involved and challenged by these situations. The public-sector therapist is much less isolated personally and professionally than therapists in private settings, and this greater involvement may generate the kind of support needed to deal with the pressures of treatment in public settings.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 40 • Number 9 • September 1989

Pages: 963 - 964

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Published in print: September 1989

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Joanne R. Wile

Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry-7A, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, California 94110

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The Challenge of Therapy in the Public Sector

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