Resource Tag: PSYCHOANALYSIS

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The author argues that historically, ethical, social, philosophical, & theological principles have provided guidelines for living, but in our rapidly changing society these guidelines are being lost, possibly contributing to a rising rate of suicide.

The author of this entry reviews a range of indirect suicidal behaviors in which death results gradually rather than immediately, & in which the degree of intentionality is less obvious than in an overt suicide attempt. Psychological interpretations of such actions are explored, & the presence of indirect suicidal behaviors in non-human species is discussed. […]

The author provides a history of theoretical approaches to explaining suicide, beginning with the seminal theories of Freud & Durkheim, & then turning to more recent theories developed by suicidologists in order to account for individual suicides as well as the suicide rates within a society. (14 refs)

This chapter begins with a review of the sources used by Emile Durkheim to develop his theory of suicide. This is followed by an exploration of the early history of the stream analogy, the idea that suicide & homicide are linked. Various developments, criticisms, & reincarnations of the stream analogy are traced in the works […]

For commentary on this article by G Da Silva, please see SIEC #2005-058

Published in “Suicide Risk & Protective Factors in the New Millennium,” ed. by O T Grad

Published in “Suicide Risk & Protective Factors in the New Millennium,” ed. by O T Grad

This article discusses the responses of members of the support organization The Samaritans towards those who commit suicide in custody. The author specifically discusses her organizations experience in dealing with suicidal motivating factors such as aggression, suicide fantasy, & internal cohabitation. The author concludes with the advice that The Samaritans give when dealing with these […]

This chapter examines suicide as an act of inward-directed aggression & contrasts the act with outward-directed aggression. Henry & Short’s theory on inward directed aggression found two psychological correlates of oriented aggression in people: low superego & a psychological response to stress similar to the effects of nor-adrenalin. Henry & Short’s findings are contrasted to […]

Includes a brief comment noting two anomalies in the Cohen article: “Conundrums of Gender & ‘Amikam'” by L Suss.

This article discusses the difficulties that are encountered in the integration of a patient’s mental organization in psychotherapy. A case study is used to illustrate these difficulties. The patient described was affected by brittle diabetes, had a history of suicidal ideation, & was considered at high risk to seriously harm herself through the mistreatment of […]

In this article, the author attempts to show that containment in Foulkesian group-analytic therapy has a number of different aspects. The author outlines how containment needs to be active as well as interpretive, & outlines the role of the conductor. She then describes the case of a male patient with borderline personality disorder, whose absences […]

These chapters are from the book, “Helping Your Depressed Teenager: a Guide for Parents and Caregivers”. The first defines clinical depression & discusses causes of depression. The second chapter discusses warning signs of teenage depression & what parents can do to help. The third chapter reviews the problem of adolescent suicide & the fourth chapter […]

Numerous practical aspects of Geneva’s therapeutic approach in the inpatient unit, are related here in detail. This unit proposes short stays during which the work with the adolescents consists of a very intensive psychoanalytic-oriented crises intervention. The program is seen as an intermediate health care structure, planned for short stays, halfway between emergency treatment of […]

This archival study, utilizing 60 suicide notes from across the adult life span, examines models of suicide. An attempt to replicate a 1989 model failed to account best for the current data & an alternative theoretical model is provided. The present study strongly supports an adult life span perspective. Young adults continue to show the […]

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Jumping accounts for 5% or less of suicides in Great Britain & the USA, & thus is comparatively unusual. This article presents the case of Robert Salter, a 22-year-old, first-year law student who attempted suicide by jumping off a high bridge. (23 refs.)

This article examines the last 6 months of Plath’s poety, revealing a suicidal malaise. Associating the results to the lives of Cesar Pavese & the case study of Natalie, a Terman-Shneidman subject of the intellectually gifted, the study shows a unity thema that facilitates the process of death. The poems reveal such themes as unbearable […]

In this article, the authors draw on material available in Plath’s journals & literary work to formulate a treatment plan for her, were she to be seen by a contemporary therapist skilled in voice therapy. They focus on Plath’s inwardness, her preference for fantasy gratification, her self-denial, her addictive attachment to her mother & husband, […]

This article presents the cases of 3 nondepressed young men each of whom had attempted suicide. Defects in affect-regulatory functions & evidences of pathological narcissism were identified & explored. Each patient denied intent to kill himself, none acknowledged experiencing depression or a wish to die, & each one denied his suicidal behaviour involved significant risks. […]

The aim of this book is to explore the following systems of psychotherapy & their use for dealing with suicidal clients: 1) psychoanalytic psychotherapy; 2) primal scream therapy; 3) transactional analysis; 4) Jungian analysis; 5) person-centered therapy; 6) Gestalt therapy; 7) cognitive therapy: 8) reality therapy; 9) behaviour therapy; & 10) existential therapy.