title: Observing countertransference in brief dynamic psychotherapy.
abstract: Six cases treated with Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy were studied. Initial countertransferential reactions were identified, and expectations were determined concerning the evolution of the patient-therapist relationship. The existence of a basic pattern of emotional response to the patient in the therapist throughout the treatment was observed, and the authors propose to denominate it countertransferential focus. Three clinical vignettes are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Eizirik
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kapczinski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piltcher
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gauer
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Libermann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003379:Countertransference; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010553:Personality Development; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies