A portrait of Michael Baht-the man and the scientist-is presented. The development of some of his ideas is traced-including the "dosage" in which a physician should prescribe himself to a patient, and the concepts of the overall diagnosis, the "basic fault," and the "flash" technique in interviewing.
turn to provide her with the psychological container that she so desperately needed. It was this discovery that he could tolerate her and hold her together that stopped the deteriorating downward spiral. As stated earlier, one of our major dilemmas is how to care for our patients while simultaneouslyhaving to cope not only with the patients' anxieties but also those they rouse in us. When the anxieties are of the intensity experienced and projected by this patient it is difficult for any doctor, particularly ifnot specifically trained to do so, to cope alone. Discussion of the kind described can provide the support he needs. This is one of the tasks of a psychotherapist in helping to increase the psychotherapeutic resources of general practice. References
Although the training scheme has been conceived and carried out jointry, the main role of one of us (M.B.) was that of group leader, and so the Jirst section describing that part of the work has been written by him. In the same way the chief task of the other of us (E.B.) was that of supervisor, and the second section, which deals with that part of the work, was written by her. The third section, comparing our scheme with other training schemes for psychotherapy, has been written jointly.
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