Management of Countertransference With Borderline Patients is an open and detailed discussion of the emotional reactions that clinicians experience when treating borderline patients. This book provides a systematic approach to managing countertransference that legitimizes the therapist's reactions and shows ways to use them therapeutically with the patient. This comprehensive volume includes an overview of common countertransference feelings that arise in treating borderline patients describes various aspects of countertransference management illustrates these aspects with detailed clinical vignettes covers gender issues in countertransference presents a detailed examination of countertransference when the therapist is pregnant Management of Countertransference With Borderline Patients serves as a clinical guide for all mental health professionals seeking to avoid boundary violations in their clinical work.

Book Information
ISBN 9780880485630
Author Glen O. Gabbard
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publisher American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Weight(grams) 535g