Countertransference and the Obese Patient
Tags: COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (Psychology); PSYCHOTHERAPIST & patient; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT persons; PSYCHOTHERAPISTS; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
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