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When Absence Speaks Louder than Words: An Object Relational Perspective on No-Show Appointments.
- Source :
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Clinical Social Work Journal . Sep2011, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p253-261. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The rates of no-show appointments in community mental health are reported to be as high as 50%. Yet there is a striking scarcity of clinical literature on this subject compared with the abundance of articles written from an administrative point of view. This paper describes a variety of countertransference responses to missed appointments. Drawing from object relations theory, the author maps out different pathways to guide thinking about the use of countertransference, listening to clinical material following a no-show appointment, and responding to organizational pressures. The paper aims to help practitioners make greater sense of the patient's inner world and of what is going on in the transference-countertransference matrix. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00911674
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Social Work Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 65075970
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-011-0313-x