Vliv pacientovy deprese na psychoterapeuta: Klinická zkušenost, teorie a výzkum

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Title in English Impact of patient´s depression on a psychotherapist: Clinical experience, theory and research
Authors

ROUBAL Jan

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Psychiatrie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
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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