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Psych-Media of NC, Inc. |
Overmedication as a Manifestation of
Countertransference The treatment of patients with intellectual disability involves typical transference and countertransference issues, although these aspects of care are rarely discussed. Countertransference is important to understand in the prescribing of medication with this population. A case example illustrates the improper use of pharmacologic agents in response to aggressive behavior. Ment Health Aspects Dev Disabil 2007;10(2):68-72 |