title: Safe closure of therapeutic relationships with abuse survivors.
abstract: 1 Safe closure of a therapeutic relationship is needed because neither healer nor client can be a "stranger" again. 2 A "failed termination" may overshadow the therapeutic gains that were made during the working phase, constituting a "retraumatization." 3 Closure, as opposed to termination, involves a unique, individualized mutual transformation of the therapeutic relationship into a "real relationship."
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing, Health Maintenance Department 53201, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008602:Mental Healing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome