Description: What should a therapist do when a patient reveals critical information at the end of a session? It’s a near-universal experience among mental health practitioners: a patient drops a bombshell―a critical disclosure that moves the treatment forward―on their way out, with a hand on the doorknob. This “doorknob moment” creates a stressful dilemma for clinicians, especially when the patient is distraught. Should the clinician end the session on time, or run over and be late for the next patient? Here, seasoned psychiatrist Daniela V. Gitlin provides clinicians with a clear, evidence-based answer. By conceptualizing the functional differences between patient and therapist in the treatment relationship as a metaphor for the functional differences between right and left cerebral hemispheres, Gitlin’s argument yields a comprehensive explanation for why doorknob moments occur, why they are necessary to prevent treatment stagnation, and why ending on time makes patients feel safer to deliver them.
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Doorknob Bombshells in Therapy : the Deadline, the Brain, and Why It Is Important to Endon Time
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: Practice Management, Internal Medicine, Mental Health, Psychotherapy / Counseling
Item Height: 0.1 in
Item Weight: 6.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Daniela V. Gitlin
Subject Area: Psychology, Medical
Item Length: 0.7 in
Item Width: 0.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
