Comment on discussants' response to Geist's and Nocek's paper on Permeable boundaries: Therapeutic benefits.

The article discusses the concept of permeable boundaries in psychoanalysis, tracing its historical development from Freud's principles to the introduction of Self Psychology by Kohut. The authors explore the therapeutic benefits of more emotionally involved and humane therapist-patient relationships. Different perspectives are presented by discussants, including the importance of empathy, mutual influence, and the dialectic tension in relationships. The article also addresses concerns about boundaries, love, and the clinical application of permeable boundaries. [Extracted from the article]