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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 32, Issue 4

October 1978

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Editorial

October 1978

Stanley Lesse, M.D.

Pages:493–495
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.493

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Articles

October 1978

The Sadness of the Psychopath

William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H.

Pages:496–509
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.496

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In this introduction to the study and treatment of antisocial disorders, pain and loss to, as well as from, the sociopath are explored in an effort to establish and update an overview of sociopathy for the therapist or social scientist who is asked to ...

October 1978

Lessons from Cross-cultural Psychotherapy

J. David Kinzie, M.D.

Pages:510–520
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.510

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The author identifies the effective technical aspects of cross-cultural psychotherapy: appropriate use of the medical model, recognition of nonverbal communication, and sensitivity to the subjective aspects of the patient’s life. These approaches, when ...

October 1978

Staff Countertransference to Borderline Patients on an Inpatient Unit

Howard E. Book, M.D., F.R.C.P.,
Joel Sadavoy, M.D., F.R.C.P.,
Daniel Silver, M.D., F.R.C.P.

Pages:521–532
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.521

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Borderline patients evoke unique countertransference responses among members of the treatment team: pejorative behavior, undue optimism, and pessimistic nihilism to these patients, along with difficulties in limit-setting, and fragmentation of the ...

October 1978

Modified Techniques for Therapy with Inarticulate Adolescents

Paul H. Davis, M.D.,
Adele Osherson, M.A.

Pages:533–543
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.533

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In attempting psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adolescents who lack a verbal orientation, the essential mode of interaction between patient and therapist is substantially weakened. Certain modifications of therapeutic techniques, needed because of ...

October 1978

First Reported Dreams in Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy

Bernard S. Arons, M.D.

Pages:544–551
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.544

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Analysis of dreams is often used in group psychotherapy to explore common group tensions and individual internal conflicts. The author pays special attention to the first dream which a patient reports in the course of group psychotherapy. These first ...

October 1978

Fear of Death in the Aging

Nathan Roth, M.D.

Pages:552–560
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.552

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Fear of death appears to be universal in the psychopathology of aging, although it is frequently repressed. Judicious pharmacotherapy and insightful psychotherapy are effective in treating the elderly. Two case histories are given in illustration. Despite ...

October 1978

Living in Limbo: Psychosocial Intervention in Families with a Cancer Patient

Marie M. Cohen, M.S.W,
David K. Wellisch, Ph.D

Pages:561–571
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.561

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Modern medical practice has changed cancer from an acute to a chronic catastrophe. The family system of a cancer patient moves therefore into a state of a “limbo” where interactions, plans, and socioeconomic realities are continually imbalanced and ever-...

October 1978

Parents as Change Agents: A Psychodynamic Model

Joseph Zacker, Ph.D.

Pages:572–582
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.572

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A treatment model is described by which psychodynamic clinicians can guide parents to become the primary change agents when their child is the identified patient. Three cases are presented where brief treatment, in which guided clinical interventions were ...

October 1978

The Running Meditation Response: An Adjunct to Psychotherapy

Earl G. Solomon, M.D.,
Ann K. Bumpus, B.A.

Pages:583–592
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.583

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The physical technique of slow, long distance running and the mental centering devices of T. M. are combined, using hypnosis in some cases, to enhance a “peak experience,” or altered state of consciousness. Indications and contraindications to this ...

October 1978

Malpractice in Outpatient Psychotherapy

Kenneth S. Pope, Ph.D.,
N. Henry Simpson, M.A., J.D.,
Myron F. Weiner, M.D.

Pages:593–602
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.593

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There are many potential causes for malpractice actions in outpatient psychotherapy. Pertinent cases are reviewed, their implications discussed, and means by which practitioners can avert malpractice are described.

October 1978

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy

Pages:625–627
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.625

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October 1978

Abstracts of Forthcoming Articles

Page:628
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.628

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Case Report

October 1978

Psychogenic Impotence and the Black Man’s Burden

Abram Chipman, Ph.D.

Pages:603–612
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.603

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Clinical material is presented on a single case of impotence in a middle-aged black man. The symbolic meanings of the symptom in terms of the patient’s aggression, feelings about his racial self-image, and the options that allow for male identity are ...

Book Review

October 1978

Critique: The Annual of Psychoanalysis

Richard D. Chessick, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:613–615
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.613

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October 1978

Hysterical Personality

Benjamin J. Becker, M.D.

Pages:615–616
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.615

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October 1978

Immunologic Psychology and Psychiatry

John D. Rainer, M.D.

Pages:616–617
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.616

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October 1978

Great Ideas in Psychotherapy

Luis R. Marcos, M.D., Med. Sc.D.

Pages:617–618
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.617

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October 1978

Further Explorations in Social Psychiatry

E. Mansell Pattison, M.D.

Pages:618–619
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.618

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October 1978

Group Counseling and Group Psychotherapy with Rehabilitation Clients

Bernard S. Arons, M.D.

Pages:619–620
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.619

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October 1978

Psychiatric Treatment of the Child

Robert J. Marshall, PhD.

Pages:620–621
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.620

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October 1978

The Challenge of Daycare

Henry J. Friedman, M.D.

Pages:621–622
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.621

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October 1978

Psychosocial Treatment of Chronic Mental Patients

Susan S. Bailis, ACSW

Pages:622–623
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.622

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October 1978

The Criminal Personality, Vol. II: The Change Process

Ebrahim J. Kermani, M.D.

Page:624
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.624

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Index

October 1978

Pages:629–633
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1978.32.4.629

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