Playboy After Hours
September, 1993
The 50-Minute LeerWe have been taught that therapists are paragons of neutrality, but beneath that unflappable Freudian exterior may lurk rage and loathing. A national study reveals that 31 percent of 285 therapists surveyed reported feeling hatred toward a client. Forty-six percent said they felt so angry that they did something they later regretted. According to survey coauthor Dr. Kenneth Pope, this included being unreasonably critical of the patient, shouting, canceling appointments or abrup...
