Sadavoy J, Silver D, Book H E
Am J Psychother. 1979 Jul;33(3):404-17. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.3.404.
The intense therapeutic encirclement maneuvers possible in long-term inpatient therapy of the borderline patient frequently stimulate emotional flooding and intense negative therapeutic reactions. Such reactions have understandable precipitants: a mixture of therapeutic goals, treatment methods, and defensive structures of the patient best conceptualized within an object-relations model.