NYMC Faculty Publications
DOI
10.1521/pdps.2015.43.3.378
Journal Title
Psychodynamic Psychiatry
First Page
378
Last Page
395
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2015
Department
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Chronic Disease, Clinical Competence, Cost of Illness, Countertransference (Psychology), Dementia, Emotional Intelligence, Family Health, Female, Humans, Male, Physician-Patient Relations, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic, Social Support, Spouses, Stress, Psychological
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
Clinicians who provide psychotherapy to spouses or partners of the chronically ill were solicited through listserves of psychodynamic and other organizations. The current report excluded those therapists working with spouses of dementia patients. Interviews were conducted with clinicians who responded. The interviews highlight the challenges commonly encountered by psychotherapeutic work with this cohort of therapy patients. A comparison is drawn that shows both overlap and distinctions between the experiences of those therapists engaging with spouses of chronically ill patients without a dementing process and those working with spouses of chronically ill patients who do suffer from a dementing process.
Recommended Citation
Ingram, D. (2015). How Clinicians Feel about Working with Spouses of the Chronically Ill. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 43 (3), 378-395. https://doi.org/10.1521/pdps.2015.43.3.378
