A different perspective in listening: understanding transference interpretation and the nature of therapeutic action in dynamic psychotherapy.

摘要

To the Editor: In their Treatment in Psychiatry article, published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal, Glen O. Gabbard, M.D. and Mardi J. Horowitz, M.D. (1) offered a finely delineated psychotherapeutic approach in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. I wish to suggest an alternative perspective on listening to the patient and thereby on understanding of transference and the nature of therapeutic action. I refer to a position not limited to patients of a specific diagnostic category, but rather to a central shift in outlook on how we listen and its impact on clinical work.