Resource Tag: COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY)

We all have narcissism, but in some cases, the perception of narcissism becomes extreme and pathological. Systematic research has shown that there are three subtypes typical of narcissistic personality disorder: the grandiose/oblivious, the vulnerable/hypervigilant, and the high-functioning subtype. Both biological and psychological factors are at work, but the true cause of pathological narcissism has not […]

Objectives We investigate the relationship between clinicians’ inclination toward treating patients at risk for suicide (PRS), and self-reported countertransference (CT). We consider these observed group differences to explore two competing interpretations for observed CT patterns from a primary study; whether CT patterns are more consistent with defensive attitudes or an adaptative CT montage. Method We used one-way ANOVA, […]

Objective This study examines how clinicians’ emotional responses to suicidal patients and their emotion regulation abilities are related to their treatment recommendations for these patients and to patients’ concurrent suicidal ideation and at one-month follow-up. Methods Adult psychiatric outpatients (N = 361) and the mental health professionals evaluating them for treatment (N = 43) completed self-report assessments following their […]

A key element of suicide education, training and clinical supervision is enhancing emotional awareness about mental health professionals’ countertransference reactions, as emotional responses to patients’ suicidal behavior (SB) that may be unbeneficial to care. This study aimed to explore emotional responses to patients’ SB in mental health nurses (MHNs) according to a psychodynamic perspective. Twenty-eight […]

Despite its critical role in clinical suicidology, empirical evidence on the nature of countertransference (CT) to patients at risk for suicide (PRS) is lacking. This study aimed to provide a systematic description of CT phenomena to PRS. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychotherapists completed the Therapist Response Questionnaire (TRQ) online, with reference to a PRS. Factor analysis […]

Background Previous findings showed that suicidal patients elicit mostly negative countertransference such as distress, hopelessness, feelings of inadequacy, and apprehension, and that a concurrent personality disorder is associated with more feelings of entrapment and mistreatment, among other adverse reactions. No studies were however conducted on instant countertransference (iCT), i.e., after a single encounter, for example […]

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This article includes a discussion between D Shaffer and J T Maltsberger.

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This chapter identifies characteristics of patients at high risk for violence & situations in the medical setting in which violence is likely to occur, particularly with relation to self-injurious & suicidal violence. The authors also describe techniques for interviewing, stabilization, & support to reduce the likelihood of violence in medical settings. (56 refs)

This article presents the proceedings of the Erikson Institute Fall Conference, which took place at the Austen Riggs Center in October 2002. Overviews of the Conference’s presentations & workshops on psychotherapy with suicidal patients are presented.

This paper discusses psychodynamic perspectives of the conceptualization & treatment of suicidal patients. A review of psychoanalytic & psychodynamic perspectives is provided, along with representative case examples of these phenomena. Empirical studies are also reviewed, noting how recent research provides some meaningful insight into the object relations of suicidal patients. Finally, treatment issues are discussed. […]

For commentary on this article by G Da Silva, please see SIEC #2005-058

This chapter discusses the importance of having general practitioners familiar with the relationship between suicide & depression in Japan. The chapter also reviews studies on how to detect highly suicidal depressed patients, especially from clinical aspects. The chapter also examines pitfalls in evaluating suicide risk. The chapter includes a table of suicide risk factors for […]