Citation

Marcinko D, Skocić M, Sarić M, Popović-Knapić V, Tentor B, Rudan V. Psychiatr. Danub. 2008; 20(3): 402-405.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. darko.marcinko@zg.t-com.hr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18827771

Abstract

One of the central issues in the psychotherapy of suicidal patients is the countertransference. Key concepts in countertransference include projective identification, role-responsiveness and countertransference enactment. It is important to recognize that countertransference can be effective in understanding the emotional intensity of the suicidal person's internal world. There is a significant relationship between treatment outcome and the different countertransference feelings among the therapists. In this paper we have illustrated important factors for understanding psychiatrist's countertransference reactions when working with suicidal patients.

Language: en