title: Interacting with trauma: clinicians' responses to treating psychological aftereffects of political repression.
abstract: Therapists treating individuals who have been traumatized by violent political repression may undergo intense emotional responses, ranging from denial to overidentification. In discussing these reactions, establishment of a therapeutic alliance and awareness of the sociopolitical context of the trauma are highlighted as central elements in the treatment process.
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fischman
mesh_terms: D003379:Countertransference; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011057:Politics; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012934:Social Isolation; D013240:Stereotyping; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013534:Survival / Q000523:psychology*; D014104:Torture; D014754:Violence