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Published Online: 1978, pp. 493–633

Staff Countertransference to Borderline Patients on an Inpatient Unit

Howard E. Book, M.D., F.R.C.P., Joel Sadavoy, M.D., F.R.C.P., and Daniel Silver, M.D., F.R.C.P.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 32, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.521

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Borderline patients evoke unique countertransference responses among members of the treatment team: pejorative behavior, undue optimism, and pessimistic nihilism to these patients, along with difficulties in limit-setting, and fragmentation of the treatment team are common. Frequent meetings and open communication within the treatment team are recommended in order to minimize the splitting that is central to these countertransference constellations.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 32 • Number 4 • 1978, pp. 493–633

Pages: 521 - 532

PubMed: 727308

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Published in print: 1978, pp. 493–633

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Howard E. Book, M.D., F.R.C.P.^*

Toronto, Canada

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Joel Sadavoy, M.D., F.R.C.P.^†

Toronto, Canada

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Daniel Silver, M.D., F.R.C.P.^‡

Toronto, Canada

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Staff Psychiatrist, In-patient Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Medical School. Mailing address: Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5.

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Staff Psychiatrist, In-patient Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Medical School.

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Head, In-patient Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Medical School.

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Staff Countertransference to Borderline Patients on an Inpatient Unit

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