Das geheime Zusammenspiel zwischen Arzt und Patient im Spiegel der Balint-Gruppe

Summary Within the doctor-patient-dyad, an unacknowledged and often unconscious collaboration may serve as the basis for the joint denial of affects like concern, anxiety, or helplessness. Clinical examples, taken from the work of Balint groups, demonstrate in what way both the physician as well as the patient may be in danger of entering into a transference/cotransference collusion which may in turn deceive both of them regarding the severity of the disease. The frequently asked explicit or implicit question “how did I get to act so unprofessionally?” may be answered when the group helps clarify this dynamic. T…