Power, powerlessness, and empowerment in psychotherapy

Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are working increasingly with diverse patient populations for whom the basic disorder may be less the result of internal conflict than of overwhelming or disturbing events or circumstances in the outside world. As a result they need to reexamine th...

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Published in:Psychiatry (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 1994-05, Vol.57 (2), p.178-198
Main Author: Mack, J E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental Health
Power
Power (Psychology)
Practitioner Patient Relationship
Psychoanalysis
Psychotherapy
Role
Social Power
Therapists
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Summary:Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are working increasingly with diverse patient populations for whom the basic disorder may be less the result of internal conflict than of overwhelming or disturbing events or circumstances in the outside world. As a result they need to reexamine their theories and models of psychotherapy. Attempts to contribute to this process.
ISSN:0033-2747
1943-281X
DOI:10.1080/00332747.1994.11024684