On the Asymetric Relationship of Old People and the Therapist
Authors:
V. Smitka
Authors‘ workplace:
Psychiatrická léeebna Bohnice, Praha, oeditel MUDr. Z. Bainý
Published in:
Čes. a slov. Psychiat., , 2000, No. 1, pp. 17-19.
Category:
Overview
The author draws attention to the omitted non-verbal components of the patient - therapistrelationship such as positions of the patient: standing, recumbent and sitting according to whichspecific contact must be selected to balance the asymmetry of the relationship in particular ingerontopsychiatry.
Key words:
psychotherapy, symmetry of relationship, non-verbal communication, paternalism.
Labels
Addictology Paediatric psychiatry PsychiatryArticle was published in
Czech and Slovak Psychiatry
2000 Issue 1
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