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Some comments on the role of cotherapists in group psychotherapy with borderline patients

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This paper points out examples of patients in a psychotherapy group who meet DSM-III criteria for the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and who are treated by cotherapists utilizing object relations theory. Interpretations of phenomena shown by borderline patients—splitting, projective identification and denial—are illustrated. How cotherapy lends itself to the recognition and management of the problems these patients bring to group psychotherapy is illustrated.

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  1. David N. Greenblum M.D. (Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)

    Present address: College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, USA

  2. Edward L. Pinney Jr. M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Training Program in Group Psychothera, Medical Director)

    Present address: Austin-Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center, Austin, Texas

Authors and Affiliations

  1. New York University-Bellevue Medical Center, USA

    David N. Greenblum M.D. (Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)

  2. New York University School of Medicine, USA

    Edward L. Pinney Jr. M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Training Program in Group Psychothera, Medical Director)

  3. New York University Post-Graduate Medical School, USA

    Edward L. Pinney Jr. M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Training Program in Group Psychothera, Medical Director)

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Greenblum, D.N., Pinney, E.L. Some comments on the role of cotherapists in group psychotherapy with borderline patients. Group 6, 41–47 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456573

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