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Published Online: 1986, pp. 321–497

Use of a Metaphor in the Treatment of Combat-induced Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract

In a case of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ten years after war experience, we used a metaphor as the central focus in a successful brief focal psychodynamic psychotherapy with a follow-up of one year.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 457 - 465
PubMed: 2429565

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Published in print: 1986, pp. 321–497
Published online: 30 April 2018

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Eliezer Witztum, M.D.*
Haim Dasberg, M.D.
Abraham Bleich, M.D.

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Senior Psychiatrist, Ezrath Nashim Jerusalem Mental Health Center-Community Clinic, Givat Shaul, P.O.B. 140, Jerusalem, Israel.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Hebrew University Medical School; Director, Ezrath Nashim Jerusalem Mental Health Center.
Mental Health Department, Israel Defence Forces.

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