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WHAT DOES THE THERAPIST FEEL? COUNTERTRANSFERENCE WITH BULIMIC WOMEN WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Author(s) -
Russell Gillian,
Marsden Patricia
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.1998.tb00421.x
Subject(s) - countertransference , psychology , feeling , borderline personality disorder , psychotherapist , personality , psychoanalysis , social psychology
This paper considers individual psychotherapy with bulimic patients with borderline personality disorder and the feelings that may be engendered in the therapist during the course of treatment. It suggests that intense countertransference reactions are likely to be experienced and that, if the therapist is able to tolerate and process these feelings, they can be a powerful tool in treatment.