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Bilinguals in Psychotherapy

Language as an Emotional Barrier

Bibliographic Data

ID23139161
AuthorsLuis R Marcos (New York, N.Y., corresponding author)
Year1976
Volume30
Issue4
Pages552-560
Publication date1976-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Psychotherapy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9564 • E-ISSN: 2575-6559
PublisherAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1976.30.4.552
PMID984259
OpenAlexW2105031911
LanguageEN
Citations received44

The English-speaking clinician frequently evaluates and treats patients whose mother tongue is not English. This paper summarizes some of the evidence supporting an emotional-detachment effect associated with speaking in a second language and describes its implications for the psychotherapy of this population.

English language · First language · Linguistics · Population · Psychotherapist · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic research and analysis · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology

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Unique citing works44
Citations per year0,88
Citation span1976 - 2026 (51)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 38
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