The Patient’s Relation to Time during the Final Minutes of a Psychotherapy Session

Kenneth M. Wiggins, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 37, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.1.62

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People must relate to time and the manner in which they do is often a reflection of their object relationships and level of development. The patient’s relationship to and utilization of time during the final minutes of psychotherapy sessions provide a particularly revealing opportunity for observing and understanding a patient’s desires, affect, and level of functioning.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 37 • Number 1 • 1983, pp. 1–164

Pages: 62 - 68

PubMed: 6846668

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Published in print: 1983, pp. 1–164

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Kenneth M. Wiggins, M.D.^*

Dallas. Texas

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Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas; Director of Children’s Inpatient Unit, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas. Mailing address: 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75235.

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The Patient’s Relation to Time during the Final Minutes of a Psychotherapy Session

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