title: Early transferences and transference-like reactions.
abstract: Some patients manifest intense transferences or transference-like reactions in the earliest hours of psychotherapy. Although these reactions may actually represent transference, they may also arise from other sources, such as aspects of a patient's character, displacements from former therapists, impaired reality testing, information about the therapist, and therapist's behavior. Clinical examples are presented, and their management is discussed.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Werman
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D003379:Countertransference; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014167:Transference, Psychology