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Collusion Revisited: A Narrative Review of Dyadic Collusions

Collusion is a specific and potentially harmful transference-countertransference interaction. At its core is an unconscious, unresolved issue shared by two or more participants, who are interlocked in a defensive maneuver. The issue at stake, which is avoided at the intrapsychic level, externalized,...

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Published in:Journal of contemporary psychotherapy 2023-12, Vol.53 (4), p.333-341
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