title: Managing negative reactions in forensic trainees.
abstract: The treatment of adolescent offenders often provokes strong feelings in providers on the treatment team. These feelings, or countertransference reactions, can hinder effective patient care. However, with supervision and acknowledgment, these reactions can also be used effectively in becoming aware of the patient's internal state. In this article, a resident and her supervisor discuss reactions to a particular patient on a subacute unit for adolescent offenders. We also discuss methods of teaching trainees to recognize these countertransference reactions and to work through them to provide more effective patient care.
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT-Health, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Desirae J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Reeder
authors.forename: Dawnelle J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schatte
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D010559:Personnel Management; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations