Publication details
Vliv pacientovy deprese na psychoterapeuta: Klinická zkušenost, teorie a výzkum
| Title in English | Impact of patient´s depression on a psychotherapist: Clinical experience, theory and research |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Psychiatrie |
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| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | depression; psychotherapy; experience of therapist; contagious depression; countertransference |
| Description | Work with depressive patients presents a significant load for psychotherapists themselves. While intending to help the depressive patient, the impact of patient´s depression on psychotherapists themselves is often out of focus. A review of systematized clinical observations and both theoretical and research findings on the topic of therapists´own experiencing when working with depressive patient is introduced in the article. Namely two basic interpersonal reactions elicited by exposure to a depression are elaborated: depressed mood induction and rejection of the depressed person. |
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