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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 131, No. 3

Articles | March 01, 1974

Blue-Collar Patients at a Psychoanalytic Clinic

NETTIE TERESTMAN; J. DAVID MILLER; JOHN J. WEBER

Am J Psychiatry 1974;131:261-266.

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Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and Admissions Service, Columbia University Psychoanalytic Clinic for Training and Research, 722 168th St., New York, N.Y. 10032

Deputy Director, Office of Mental Health Education and Staff Development. National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Md.

Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and Assistant Director, Columbia University Psychoanalytic Clinic for Training and Research, 722 168th St., New York, N.Y. 10032

1974, The American Psychiatric Association

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Abstract

The records of 45 patients identified as blue-collar workers were examined as part of a larger study of patients treated at the Columbia Psychoanalytic Clinic. A sizable number of the blue-collar patients were rated as having benefited from dynamic psychotherapy, although the proportion rated as improved was smaller than among the other patients in the study. Sociological and psychological stereotypes were not helpful in identifying patients who improved. Therapists who were rated highly for their clinical skills were more often successful with these patients; they were able to deal with differences in class, color, and religion as these differences emerged in defenses and resistance.

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