American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 47
- Number 4
- October 1993
Editorial
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Pages473–476https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.473Articles
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Pages477–478https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.477Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages479–493Research has suggested that aspects of transference interpretation are related to the outcome of short-term individual psychotherapy. Also influential are patient characteristics and the therapeutic alliance. Previous studies are reviewed and new evidence ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.479Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages494–507In a sample of 43 neurotic outpatients treated with dynamic psychotherapy, the relationship between frequency of transference interpretations and long-term outcome was investigated. A significant inverse relationship was found for the subsample of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.494Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages508–526A specialized use of transference interpretation (TI) is appropriate in brief therapy. A study of the impact of interpretation demonstrates that TI has a potent influence on the therapy process. A judicious application of TI, in line with a careful ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.508Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages527–539This paper focuses on transference intetpretations and patient response as examples of change episodes. Clinical vignettes are presented and discussed as to how process research might probe more deeply into mechanisms of change by measuring the quality of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.527Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages540–553A transference interpretation varies with the therapist’s understanding of the phenomenon of transference. The concept of transference as a “total situation” is particularly suitable to the complexity of the analytic group situation. It emphasizes the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.540Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages554–557https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.554Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages558–571Despite extensive literature, a solid conceptual understanding and classification of Personality Disorders (PDs) have not been achieved. In Part I of this work, we present data suggesting that one core deficit in personality [similar to Kernberg’s ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.558Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages572–590The developmental transformations during pregnancy provide a unique opportunity for brief, conflict-focused psychotherapy. Four psychotherapy themes are described, using illustrative clinical cases: conflicts over dependency needs, narcissistic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.572Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages591–602When a therapist becomes ill, the therapeutic relationship is affected as much by the therapist’s manner of handling the illness as by the illness itself. Countertransference may cause mishandling. Illness challenges a therapist’s defenses against ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.591Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages603–612The crisis-intervention and continuing-therapy models of suicide treatment are presented and compared. The crisis-intervention model assumes suicidal feelings are acute and suicide is preventable while the continuing-therapy model emphasizes chronic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.603Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages613–620The changing climate of “health care reform” and increased third-party intrusion into psychotherapy are raising challenges over the ethics of traditional psychoanalytic practices such as billing for missed sessions. This paper discusses the clinical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.613Book Review
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Pages621–622https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.621Publication date: 01 October 1993
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Pages631–632https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.631Notes and Comments
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Pages633–634https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.633Abstracts
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Pages635–636https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.635Publication date: 01 October 1993
Pages637–640https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1993.47.4.637Index
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