Article
Psychiatry
Felecia Powell-Williams
Summary: This paper focuses on the recovery process of a latency girl who was referred after the death of her mother and expelled from several schools due to aggressive outbursts and early attachment disruptions with her father. Through the transferential process, she was able to reexperience her early relationship with her mother, leading to a more mature ego development.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Jill M. Miller, Denia Barrett
Summary: The Co-Editors-in-Chief of The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child introduce two clinical papers on Gender Dysphoria, which provide detailed clinical material from the analyses of four children biologically assigned female. They emphasize the significance of a psychoanalytic developmental theory as the basis for analytic work with children and adolescents, and advocate for ongoing discussions in the field on these complex issues. They encourage readers to approach the analytic material with a curious and open mind, in order to gain further insights into the intricate matter of gender and Gender Dysphoria and to contribute to the ongoing conversation.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Denia Barrett, Jill M. Miller
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Biographical-Item
Psychiatry
Denia Barrett, Jill M. M. Miller, Rona Knight, Wendy Olesker
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick
Summary: The authors propose the concept of "teenism," which refers to the prejudice against adolescents. This prejudice stems from generalizing pathology to normalcy in psychoanalytic theory and has extended to cultural concepts of adolescence in general. Teenism negatively affects clear diagnosis and the development of appropriate and effective techniques for adolescent treatment.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Cheryl Collins
Summary: This paper discusses the use of transference interpretations and the resistances that arose due to the analysand's traumatic loss of her mother. Her mother's death prevented her from resolving her pre- and post-oedipal conflicts, and her father's guilt and trauma caused him to withdraw his affection. The analysand resisted mourning her losses, retaining them inside until the analyst served as a new developmental and transference object.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Rex McGehee
Summary: This article discusses the analysis of an adolescent who experienced the traumatic loss of her mother during her school-age years. Through the presented case material, it explores the unconscious developmental dilemma caused by such loss. Faced with the pain of losing a loved one, the developmental process may deviate into a world of melancholy, nostalgia, and repeated experiences of disappointing and painful object relationships within a closed system. Analysis provides the patient with an opportunity to initiate the grieving process, introduce new objects, and facilitate adaptive developmental progress towards increasing complexity.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Jill M. Miller
Summary: The article discusses the significance of interpretation as the primary tool of psychoanalysts, exploring its meaning, aims, and various dimensions. Several examples from child psychoanalysis are provided to illustrate the application of interpretation in different contexts.
PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF THE CHILD
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Leon Hoffman
Summary: Discussions about race and racism among psychoanalysts are difficult and polarizing. This article argues that regarding Whiteness as the cause of social problems has created animosity and interfered with examining structural racism. It also explores issues of epistemic trust, polarization, and avoiding discussions about differences. The article suggests that using deliberative norms in group discussions can be more productive than free and open-ended discussions.
CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Lech Kalita
Summary: In this article, the author examines Frances Tustin's concept of autistic objects and shapes in relation to contemporary trends in psychoanalysis and understanding of autism spectrum disorders. The author proposes the concept of somatic retreat as a term that aligns Tustin's views with psychoanalytic developmental psychology and neurodevelopmental understandings of autism. The article provides examples and a clinical case to support the concept.
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Jacqueline Grady, Suzanne Dean, Celia Godfrey, Jeanette Beaufoy, Jill Pullen, Christine Hill, Gavin Ivey, Bruce Tonge
Summary: This study complements the quantitative evaluation of mental health improvements in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with a qualitative exploration of the therapy experience. The research found that the exploratory nature of the therapy work, the patient-therapist relationship, and the treatment framework were facilitative factors for therapeutic progress. However, the 2-year treatment duration might have limited the adoption and overall implementation of the program.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Iman Yusefzade, Simin Hosseinian, Elham Zamanshoar, Fariba Soheili
Summary: This paper introduces a constructivist narrative intervention for Narrative Identity Reconstruction (NIR) in clients with a history of stressful life events. The intervention is based on a conceptual framework that explains how these events affect narrative identity. The therapy steps are inspired by the Life Design process and aim to help clients construct a robust self-narrative where stressful life events are integrated into the bigger picture of their identity.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Richard J. Loewenstein, Bethany Brand
Summary: Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a life-long, childhood-onset, posttraumatic developmental disorder that prevents individuals from developing a continuous sense of self across emotional states, relationships, and social contexts. Research shows that DID individuals exhibit repeated and covert posttraumatic reactivity in relationships, but they also have psychological resiliencies that respond well to long-term, psychodynamically informed treatment.
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Suzanne Dean, Bruce Tonge, Jeanette Beaufoy, Celia Godfrey, Jacqueline Grady, Jill Pullen, Sarina Smale, Christine Hill, Gavin Ivey, John Taffe
Summary: The Melbourne Study of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy examined the implementation, lived experience, and perceived therapeutic gains of psychoanalytic psychotherapy in a low-cost, private-sector community clinic. The research employed both quantitative and qualitative methods to study the psychotherapy service in terms of reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance. The findings showed that the program had positive effects on mental health and life functioning, regardless of patient age, gender, and personality characteristics. The qualitative exploration highlighted the expectations, experience, and benefits of the psychotherapy, while the third paper examined factors that facilitated or challenged therapeutic progress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Jacqueline Grady, Suzanne Dean, Celia Godfrey, Jeanette Beaufoy, Jill Pullen, Sarina Smale, Christine Hill, Gavin Ivey, Bruce Tonge
Summary: The Melbourne Study of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy conducted a longitudinal research using quantitative and qualitative methodologies to investigate the different aspects of the psychotherapy service. The qualitative arm of the research focused on exploring the patient expectations, perceptions of patients and psychotherapists, and the underlying processes of the treatment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
William J. Coburn
Summary: Perspectives on freedom, liberty, agency, creativity, and free will have a rich history in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis emphasizes the expansion of personal freedom, agency, individuality, creativity, and self-ownership for patients. This article examines the meaning of freedom, the exercise of free will, and the relationship between perceived freedom and actual freedom, with a focus on emotional health and therapeutic action. It also explores an emergence theory of free will and the significance of self-ownership in experiencing freedom of choice, providing a clinical example of authentic free choice.
PSYCHOANALYSIS SELF AND CONTEXT
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Veronica M. Mateescu, Lucian T. Butaru
Summary: This paper aims to deepen an anthropological perspective by using a socioanalytic viewpoint, and reveals how and why power works by examining the instrumentalization of personal and collective anxieties within a small organization. The research draws on fieldwork conducted in a rural community in Northern Romania, using participant observation and interviews to analyze the vulnerabilities, local idiosyncrasies, defense systems, basic assumptions, and perverse dynamics that shape the organization's culture.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Anna Croxford, Alan Baban, Sasha Kreel, Julian Stern
Summary: This study aims to explore the emotional impact of remote working on clinicians and patients, and to consider related clinical implications. The study found that clinicians became more aware of the importance of their own emotional environment, but faced challenges in maintaining an analytic frame, dealing with blurred clinical boundaries, and addressing altered emotional experiences and resonance among patients. Adaptation strategies and support were crucial in overcoming these challenges.
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Russel Ayling, Anna Butcher
Summary: This article presents a theory on how psychologists learn psychodynamic psychotherapy and highlights the importance of hearing from both learners and teachers. Using constructivist grounded theory, the author proposes a learning process centered around a journey concept to enhance the understanding of how psychodynamic psychotherapy is assimilated.
PSYCHODYNAMIC PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Gemma Routledge
Summary: Psychotherapy via remote technology has grown in popularity but remains controversial, especially psychoanalytic treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the psychotherapy profession to transition online, including providing treatment to forensic populations remotely. A qualitative study found that forensic psychotherapists make attempts to establish an alternative frame, adapt techniques, and evaluate suitability for remote treatment in this context.
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
