A Psychoanalytic Approach to Treating Psychosis - Franco De Masi

A Psychoanalytic Approach to Treating Psychosis

Genesis, Psychopathology and Case Study

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
154 Seiten
2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-43042-9 (ISBN)
159,95 inkl. MwSt
A Psychoanalytic Approach to Treating Psychosis shows how, by understanding the antecedents and dynamics of psychosis, a psychoanalytic approach can offer a long-term alternative to the only psychotropic therapy and an explanation of the infantile origin of the illness.

This ground-breaking examination begins by clearly explaining complex terms and theories from the most significant thinkers in psychoanalysis. Split into three parts, it then explores the problems faced when following one specific technique for understanding the psychotic process. Practical as well as theoretical, Part 2 illustrates how to prepare an appropriate setting for the patient, including the importance of listening and the analyst’s approach, as well as highlighting key features of the condition, such as delusions, hallucinations, infantile withdrawal and psychotic dreams. Acknowledging that psychosis is a psychic transformation which the mind works as a sensorial organ, the author asserts that the seeds are sown in childhood through emotional trauma, leading to withdrawal into a fantasy world.

Brimming with real-life vignettes throughout, Part 3 is dedicated to a unique and lengthy case study to illustrate the challenges of working with such patients. It also looks positively towards future research on psychosis informed by insights from neuroscience.

Innovative and accessible, this book will be essential reading for anyone working in psychosis, including psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychologists and physicians.

Franco De Masi is a former president of the Centro Milanese di Psicoanalisi and Secretary of the Training Institute of Milan. He has published papers in international psychoanalytical journals and books translated into English, French, German, Spanish and Polish.

Foreword; Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 1: Psychosis: the problem of a specific technique; Chapter 2: Non systematic models; Chapter 3: Kleinian contributions; Part 2; Chapter 4: The setting and transference in psychosis; Chapter 5: The psychic withdrawal and the psychotic part of the personality; Chapter 6: Dreams and delusions in psychosis; Chapter 7: Hallucinations; Chapter 8: Trauma and the Super-ego in psychosis; Part 3; Chapter 9: A psychoanalytic therapy; Chapter 10: Clinical considerations; Chapter 11: Future perspectives; References; Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 403 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Psychosen
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10 0-367-43042-8 / 0367430428
ISBN-13 978-0-367-43042-9 / 9780367430429
Zustand Neuware
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