Abstract
The therapist's dilemma to be discussed here has as one of its two main components the therapist's conscious wish - supported by external pressure - to help the schizophrenic patient through psychotherapy. The second main component of the dilemma - which may undermine the therapist's endeavour on a conscious as well as on an unconscious level consists of several factors external to the patient-therapist relationship.The concepts of hope and countertransference will be discussed in this context: hope as a crucial factor in the psychotherapy of schizophrenics, and countertransference as an indispensable too] in that work. A particular emphasis will be placed upon the need to define countertransference in such a way that it encompasses all the forces impinging upon the therapist in this most difficult task of working with schizophrenics. □ Psychotherapy -schizophrenia - countertransference.The author received his medical education in Iceland and his psychiatric training in the USA, where he studied psychothe...
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