Psychotherapeutic implications of severe physical disability.
Some effects of physical disability on psychological functioning are reviewed. Special roles are proposed for fantasy and therapist counter-transference in psychotherapy with physically disabled people. This report of the treatment of a man with severe cerebral palsy has implications for the physical and psychological management of the disabled.
Jureidini
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Adolescent Department, Tavistock Clinic, London, U.K.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment