Resource Tag: PSYCHOANALYSIS
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Suicide risk in the detachment from reality: Failures in the quest for love that saves
Suicide is among the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for almost one million annual deaths globally. The author presents an exploration into the suicidal mind using Freud’s cathexis and decathexis theory. This model describes the patient’s withdrawal from reality and the need to gratify libidinal and aggressive drives in the internal world. Theories and […]
The Classic Systems of Psychotherapy and Suicidal Behavior (IN: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior, edited by R I Yufit & D Lester)
This chapter describes various types of psychotherapy & their application with suicidal patients. Psychoanalysis, cognitive therapy, transactional analysis, behaviour therapy are discussed in detail while primal therapy, gestalt therapy, reality therapy, person-centered therapy, & existential therapy are briefly reviewed. (62 refs.)
Masked Depression and Suicidal Ideation in the Drawings of Schizophrenic Patients (IN: Suicide and the Creative Arts, edited by S Stack & D Lester)
This chapter examines the value of artwork as a diagnostic tool for patients with psychosis. Discussion is focused on the art expressions rather than on the mental illness of the artists. Paintings are reviewed for their potential contribution to a better understanding of the patients’ emotional state, particularly masked depression among patients with schizophrenia. The […]
Relating to Self-Harm and Suicide: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Practice, Theory and Prevention
This edited book presents original studies & research from contemporary psychoanalysts, therapists, & academics focusing on the psychoanalytic understanding of suicide & self-harm, & how this can be applied to clinical work & policy. The book is divided into three parts, including: a theoretical overview; examples of psychoanalytic practice with self-harming & suicidal patients; & […]
On: Miscarriages of Psychoanalytic Treatment With Suicidal Patients
For the original article by G Gabbard, please see SIEC #2004-1104
Effondrement des instances ideales dans le suicide
The theme of this Conference was “Injuries, Suicide & Violence: Building Knowledge, Policies & Practices to Promote a Safer World”