HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ALL ISSUES SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Banon, E. Articles by Bond, M. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Banon, E. Articles by Bond, M. Related Collections Psychodynamic Therapy

Early Transference Interventions With Male Patients in Psychotherapy

Received June 1, 2000; revised September 25, 2000; accepted October 2, 2000. From the Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, and the Sir Mortimer B. Davis–Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Address correspondence to Dr. Banon, Jewish General Hospital and Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, 3755 Cote St. Catherine Road, Room A-532, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2.

Transcripts of early sessions for 7 personality-disordered male subjects participating in an ongoing naturalistic long-term dynamic psychotherapy project were rated for therapist interventions and alliance. Early transference interpretations were followed by increased defensiveness even when there was a solid alliance. Omitting transference interpretations in the face of an early negative transference was equally problematic. However, the rapid sequence of early transference and defense interpretations, or early defense interpretations alone, enhanced therapeutic work without increasing defensiveness. Caretaking of the alliance after early interpretive work was also investigated. Two different styles of handling affect emerged from the sample.

Key Words: Transference/Countertransference • Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic • Personality Disorders