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The clinical course of this dying patient tends to confirm observations made in similar cases that a reasonably logical approach to the treatment of the dying patient can be constructed. An attempt has been made to show that denial and regression facilitate the development of a fantasy of reunion. In this state there is comparative peace and calm in the face of death.
Assuming that countertransference reactions (which probably always arise) are carefully observed and dissipated, the development of the transference and its effective use are of primary importance in treatment.