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Countertransference and Attitudes in the Context of Clinical Work with Dually Diagnosed Patients

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Feelings of frustration, anger, incompetence, and powerlessness are common among mental health professionals who encounter and/or work with people who are dually diagnosed. Studies of the attitudes of mental health and addiction clinicians toward alcoholism (Knox, 1973; Kilty, 1975; Chappel et al., 1985; Schwartz and Taylor, 1989) and mental illness (Cohen and Streuning, 1962) indicate the existence of negative, moralistic attitudes toward, and insufficient knowledge about, each of these problem areas. It therefore seems reasonable to assume that negative and moralistic attitudes and insufficient knowledge are present among clinicians in relation to those who have coexisting psychiatric and substance use disorders.

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  1. Treatment Resource Team for Dual Diagnosis and MICA Patients, Department of Psychiatry, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York, 10025, USA

    Margaret M. O’Neill (Training Specialist and Social Work Supervisor)

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  1. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital, 10025, New York, New York, USA

    Joel Solomon M.D. (Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Senior Attending) (Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Senior Attending)

  2. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA

    Sheldon Zimberg M.D. (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Project Director) (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Project Director)

  3. Treatment Resource Team for Dual Diagnosis and MICA Patients, Department of Psychiatry, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital, 10025, New York, New York, USA

    Sheldon Zimberg M.D. (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Project Director) & Edward Shollar Ph.D. (Associate Director) (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Project Director) &  (Associate Director)

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O’Neill, M.M. (1993). Countertransference and Attitudes in the Context of Clinical Work with Dually Diagnosed Patients. In: Solomon, J., Zimberg, S., Shollar, E. (eds) Dual Diagnosis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2421-6_7

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