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Published Online: March 1968

Anticipatory Socialization for Psychotherapy: Method and Rationale

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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There is a strong positive relationship between a patient's perception of psychotherapy and its ultimate success. Some patients who appear to lack motivation for treatment may be capable of profiting from psychotherapy if they are taught what to expect— if they understand the "rules of the game." A clinical procedure for introducing such patients to psychotherapy is outlined by the authors, who also present excerpts from a hypothetical socialization interview.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 1202 - 1212
PubMed: 5637908

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Published in print: March 1968
Published online: 1 April 2006

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Professor of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, and director of the unit for experimental psychiatry, Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 111 N. 49th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19139
Medical officer in research, laboratory of clinical science, National Institute of Mental Health, and instructor, department of child psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 21205

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