TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - A view from Riggs: treatment resistance and patient authority-XI. An alliance based intervention for suicide
JO  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
A1  - Plakun, Eric M.
SP  - 539
EP  - 560
VL  - 37
IS  - 3
N2  - Treatment resistance has emerged as a significant issue, with evidence of a high risk of suicide in this population. This article reviews the history of the concept of the therapeutic alliance, argues for its central importance in work with suicidal and self-destructive patients, and introduces ABIS, an Alliance-Based Intervention for Suicide that is carried out as part of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Principles of ABIS are delineated and explained.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1546-0371
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/jaap.2009.37.3.539
ID  - ref1
ER  -