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Published Online: 1983, pp. 309–450

A Systemic Approach to Resistance: Theoretical and Technical Considerations

Stephen Lerner, Ph.D., and Harriet E. Lerner, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 37, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.387

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This article discusses the concept of resistance from a family systems perspective and illustrates, through the use of a clinical vignette, how a systemic approach may be utilized in the conduct of intensive individual psychotherapy.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 37 • Number 3 • 1983, pp. 309–450

Pages: 387 - 399

PubMed: 6625023

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Published in print: 1983, pp. 309–450

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Stephen Lerner, Ph.D.^*

Topeka, Kansas

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Harriet E. Lerner, Ph.D.^†

Topeka, Kansas

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Staff Psychologist, The Menninger Foundation, Topeka Kansas; Faculty Member and Supervisor, The Menninger Foundation Marriage and Family Therapy Training Program; Supervisor, The Menninger School of Psychiatry. Mailing address: The Menninger Foundation. Box 829, Topeka, Kansas, 66601.

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Staff Psychologist, The Menninger Foundation; Faculty Member and Supervisor, The Menninger School of Psychiatry.

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A Systemic Approach to Resistance: Theoretical and Technical Considerations

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