TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Systematic exploration of countertransference phenomena in the treatment of patients at risk for suicide
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Soulié, Tess
A1  - Bell, Elliot
A1  - Jenkin, Gabrielle
A1  - Sim, Dalice
A1  - Collings, Sunny
SP  - 1
EP  - 47
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Despite its critical role in clinical suicidology, empirical evidence on the nature of countertransference (CT) to patients at risk for suicide (PRS) is lacking. This study aimed to provide a systematic description of CT phenomena to PRS. Psychiatrists, psychologists and psychotherapists completed the Therapist Response Questionnaire (TRQ) online, with reference to a PRS. Factor analysis (n = 267) yielded a seven-factor structure, including 1) entrapped/rejecting, 2) fulfilled/engaging, 3) aroused/reacting, 4) informal/boundary crossing, 5) protective/overinvolvement, 6) ambivalent/inconsistent, and 7) mistreated/controlling. On average, clinicians reported that CT dimensions tended to not apply to them, except for the positively connoted factor. Our findings suggest that patients at risk for suicide elicit specific dimensions of CT. We offer two alternative interpretations of clinicians' CT endorsement patterns.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1506844
ID  - ref1
ER  -