Treating the latrogenically infantilized patient.
The treatment of an "iatrogenically infantilized" patient by cotherapists using a dialectical approach is described. By focusing on the adult part of the patient, the here and now and on behavioral change rather than on the past, catharsis and insight, the development of dependency and regression were discouraged, while growth and independence were encouraged. The practice of providing further treatment to patients with poor responses to past psychotherapeutic aid is questioned and an alternate approach is suggested.
Hoffman
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Student Counseling Service, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Horowitz
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D011616:Psychotherapy, Multiple; D012043:Regression, Psychology