title: Countertransference in the therapy of suicidal patients - an important part of integrative treatment.
abstract: One of the central issues in the psychotherapy of suicidal patients is the countertransference. Key concepts in countertransference include projective identification, role-responsiveness and countertransference enactment. It is important to recognize that countertransference can be effective in understanding the emotional intensity of the suicidal person's internal world. There is a significant relationship between treatment outcome and the different countertransference feelings among the therapists. In this paper we have illustrated important factors for understanding psychiatrist's countertransference reactions when working with suicidal patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. darko.marcinko@zg.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Darko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marcinko
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skocić
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarić
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Popović-Knapić
authors.forename: Berislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tentor
authors.forename: Vlasta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rudan
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003379:Countertransference; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011385:Projection; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D014167:Transference, Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000092864:Suicide Prevention