How much is too much? Dependency in a psychotherapeutic relationship.
A report on a case that documents an extreme example of “fostered dependency.” After 18 years of psychoanalysis, which eventually reached eight to ten sessions per week, the patient sought legal redress and compensation for negligent treatment. The lawsuit claimed that continued psychotherapy initi...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Psychotherapy Vol. 48; pp. 294 - 302 |
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Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
Spring 1994
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