Countertransferential and Attitudinal Considerations in the Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 18 (4) , 491-510
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826088309033033
Abstract
Countertransferential and attitudinal considerations were explored in relation to their impact on the evaluation, diagnosis and therapeutic management of drug-dependent individuals. Following a literature survey of the manner in which countertransference was applied to the treatment of drug dependency, the status of the drug-dependent individual as a psychiatric patient and the resultant treatment implications when such a patient is viewed from within, rather than exclusive of, the mental health treatment delivery system were discussed. A number of examples are provided of patient-induced countertransferential reactions, in addition to specific attitudinal factors often present in the treatment of addiction.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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