by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

When the family wants the patient sick, treatment and recovery are impossible. This is the way it usually appears for all practical purposes. Family members’ defenses protect interpersonal and intergenerational dysfunction…unless the patient is internally inspired and externally supported to break the cycle.

As clinicians we know the patient’s resistance is an integral part of the psychotherapeutic change process. And in the context of therapy we learn to work with it. We use it to create openings in the patient for inquiry, growth and transformation.

To read the complete article, please visit: Psychological Help for Patients Victimized by Intimate Partners: A Clinical Advocacy  Model

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