Group

, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp 131–146 | Cite as

Transference reactions in conjoint therapy: A view from an observation group

  • Walter Gadlin
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Summary

This paper reports on conjoint therapy conducted with the individual therapists of two of the group's members observing the group sessions. The development of the transference reactions of all group members are highlighted and suggestions are made regarding the most useful methods of handling these transference reactions to help create a mutative experience for the members of the group.

Keywords

Transference Reaction Group Session Cross Cultural Psychology Individual Therapist Observation Group 
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© Human Sciences Press 1979

Authors and Affiliations

  • Walter Gadlin
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  1. 1.Department of Psychiatry, Montefiore Hospital and Medical CenterAlbert Einstein College of MedicineBronx

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