title: Psychotherapy--delayed.
abstract: The problem of the patient who presents repeatedly in distress, wanting help, is addressed with reference to one such patient. Paradoxically, by an admission that the patient could not be treated, treatment eventually became possible.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Whyte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D012557:Schizoid Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016312:Treatment Refusal