Citation

Mintzer MB. Bull. Menninger Clin. 1996; 60(2): 219-228.

Affiliation

Topeka Psychiatric Center, KS 66606, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Guilford Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8857421

Abstract

Recognizing countertransference reactions in working with adolescent perpetrators of sexual abuse is essential in order to provide optimal treatment. The author examines the broad societal reaction to these patients' acts as well as individual therapists' personal reactions to the material and transferences presented by the teenagers. Therapists' awareness of their reactions can help them understand the internal world of the patient and avoid destructive acting out of countertransference reactions.

Language: en