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Dealing with the Therapist's Vulnerability to Depression
Sheldon Heath
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Description for Dealing with the Therapist's Vulnerability to Depression
Hardback. The working life of a therapist can be negatively affected in varying degrees by a patient's reactive or endogenous depression or symptoms such as futility, shame or guilt. In this book the author explores ways in which therapists can strengthen their internal psychological boundaries. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
The working life of every therapist can be negatively affected in varying degrees by a patient's reactive or endogenous depression or by symptoms such as futility, shame or guilt. In this book, Sheldon Heath describes how depressed patients can put their depression into others through projective identification. Therapists can introject these depressed feelings or psychic parts and, in turn, become depressed. Heath explores the ways in which therapists can strengthen their internal psychological boundaries in order to minimize their vulnerability to depression. They can then remain open to patients' projections without being overwhelmed by them. The recognition that these depressive ... Read more
The working life of every therapist can be negatively affected in varying degrees by a patient's reactive or endogenous depression or by symptoms such as futility, shame or guilt. In this book, Sheldon Heath describes how depressed patients can put their depression into others through projective identification. Therapists can introject these depressed feelings or psychic parts and, in turn, become depressed. Heath explores the ways in which therapists can strengthen their internal psychological boundaries in order to minimize their vulnerability to depression. They can then remain open to patients' projections without being overwhelmed by them. The recognition that these depressive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Northvale NJ, United States
ISBN
9780876686126
SKU
V9780876686126
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