Dependency and Psychotherapy—Developmental Considerations

E. H. Pakes, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 29, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1975.29.1.128

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This article illustrates how the assessment of the level and degree of dependency in psychotherapy can be used as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool. Dependency varies with the stage of psychosexual development, with the degree and state of illness, and with the stage of treatment. Appropriate monitoring of this factor promotes optimal growth potential in the patient.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 29 • Number 1 • 1975, pp. 1–140

Pages: 128 - 133

PubMed: 1147089

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Published in print: 1975, pp. 1–140

Published online: 30 April 2018

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E. H. Pakes, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)^†

Toronto, Canada

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Presented at the 51st annual meeting of the Ontario Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada, January 28, 1971.

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Director, Child & Family Unit, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Canada; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto.

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Dependency and Psychotherapy—Developmental Considerations

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