NYMC Faculty Publications
How Clinicians Feel About Working in Therapy With Spouses of Dementia Patients
Author Type(s)
Faculty
DOI
10.1521/pdps.2014.42.2.287
Journal Title
Psychodynamic Psychiatry
First Page
287
Last Page
304
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2014
Department
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Adult, Caregivers, Countertransference, Dementia, Humans, Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic, Spouses
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Clinicians who provide psychotherapy to spouses or partners of persons with dementia were solicited through LISTSERVs of psychodynamically oriented organizations. Interviews were conducted with the 14 clinicians who responded. In the aggregate these clinicians provide psychotherapeutic service to scores of caregivers. The interviews highlight the challenges commonly encountered by psychotherapeutic work with this cohort of patients.
Recommended Citation
Ingram, D. H. (2014). How Clinicians Feel About Working in Therapy With Spouses of Dementia Patients. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 42 (2), 287-304. https://doi.org/10.1521/pdps.2014.42.2.287
