Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Torres
Biographic Data
| ID | 5594516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Torres |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miguel Angel |
| FAMILY NAME | Gonzalez-Torres |
| SIGNATURE | GONZALEZ-TORRES M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Psychiatry Department, Basurto University Hospital Avenida de Montevideo 18 48013, Bilbao, Spain |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Language and collective identity
Wittgenstein famously proposed that language constitutes, rather than merely reflects, reality. We consider identity to be a dynamic, lifelong process shaped by both inherited factors and subjective choice. Collective identity emerges from a shared, unconscious matrix of values, fantasies and affects, with language functioning as a key organiser of belonging. In the current climate of social and political polarisation, language plays a central ro…
Technology at the Rescue? Online Games, Adolescent Mental Health and the Covid Pandemic
Number and nature of psychiatric emergency department visits in a tertiary hospital before, during, and after coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have altered the patterns of urgent psychiatric care, characterized by a sharp increase of average monthly number of consultations and a shift in their nature. Future efforts should focus on characterizing this surge in demand and enhancing both emergency services and outpatient settings
Politics, psychoanalysis, and large group identity
Since Freud's contributions, psychoanalysis has devoted attention to group phenomena in the field of politics. Volkan and Kernberg stand out today for providing conceptual tools for analyzing political reality. Politicians' work has historically included a share of group manipulation, but today a strong trend towards populism is emerging from the right and the left. This offers a unique opportunity to examine in detail how leaders often promote p…
Psychoanalytic theories and techniques: Dialogue, difficulties and future, Part One
In February 2020, in the beautiful city of Lisbon, it was decided that the next IFPS Forum would take place in Madrid in 2022. No one could have imagined that just a few weeks later the world would
Resilience And Music: A Lesson Revised
Life inevitably includes painful situations and losses. Occasionally, these experiences far exceed the thresholds of our adaptive capacity and push us toward a post-traumatic pathology. However, th
On psychoanalytic journals and the International Forum of Psychoanalysis
Lucian Freud: The ruthless genius
Lucian Freud’s value as a painter goes much beyond his condition of being Sigmund Freud’s grandson. Experts see him as one of the key contemporary artists. His work penetrates the viewer and leaves a lasting impression, seldom related to pure aesthetic beauty. Characters in his paintings provide us with a bridge to explore human frailty and despair, and often convey us a sort of naked truth. His life deserves a close inspection to understand his …
Experiences of Space and Time in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Letter From Bilbao
Architecture, urban planning and collective identity: Bilbao as a case study
The disturbing presence of the father: Paternal function and its initial developments
The birth of a child strongly influences the way in which we adults perceive life and, therefore, our inner world. This birth, or rather the expectation of it, initiates in the father a complex process, the paternal function. Despite being a common experience, there are many open questions regarding its development and its impact on the new father. We reflect here on paternal function and explore conscious and unconscious fantasies of the man fac…
Return to Sepharad: Is it possible to heal an ancient wound? A reflection on the construction of large-group identity
Spanish parliament recently issued a new law offering Spanish nationality to Sephardic Jews who so desired and could demonstrate a basic knowledge of the Spanish language and culture. This law attempted to redress a five-centuries-old injustice and was expected to unleash both criticism and praise. Surprisingly, reactions in the public or the press were minimal or absent. Reasons for this are explored through a qualitative study with focus groups…
A quest for truth or solidarity? A third way ahead for psychoanalysis
Today, there are two ways of conceiving psychoanalysis, a classical one focused on the search for truth within the internal world of the patient, and a contemporary one perceiving the patient–therapist relationship as the axis of exploration. Rorty's criterion, which divides disciplines into either truth-based or solidarity-based, may be applied to this dichotomy. These conflicting positions come from two different historical periods: the Enlight…
In the mind of the teacher: Psychoanalytic papers as key elements in a scientific endeavour
The teaching of psychoanalysis encompasses a wide array of educational stages, from undergraduate students to psychoanalytic candidates and lifelong training for professionals. Papers published in psychoanalytic journals play a fundamental role in teaching tasks. The historical separation of psychoanalytic practice from the research community and the university probably relates to the relative lack of empirical investigation and the contested sta…
Female Sexuality, Nationalism and Large Group Identity
Some reflections on nationalism, identity and sexuality
An individual's identity is gradually built upon a lifelong process of maturation. Sexual life and how our desire is channeled and expressed represent a key area of that global identity. Also, the nation to which we feel we belong constitutes another cornerstone of that complex structure. The obvious attraction that nationalism awakens in many parts of the world might be related to the facilitation of a valuable identity acquired by just belongin…
Psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Friends or enemies
Neurosciences have experienced tremendous development in the last decades. Research on genetics, structural and functional neuroimaging advance at a frantic pace. At the same time, psychoanalysis as a whole has been in decline, reflected in a reduced influence on culture, academia and mental health. However, there are some optimistic signals pointing to a slow but steady recovery. Three factors among others have contributed to this changing situa…
Stigma and discrimination towards people with schizophrenia and their family members: A qualitative study with focus groups
Stigma and discrimination towards people with schizophrenia and their family members: A qualitative study with focus groups
Psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Friends or enemies
Neurosciences have experienced tremendous development in the last decades. Research on genetics, structural and functional neuroimaging advance at a frantic pace. At the same time, psychoanalysis as a whole has been in decline, reflected in a reduced influence on culture, academia and mental health. However, there are some optimistic signals pointing to a slow but steady recovery. Three factors among others have contributed to this changing situa…
Some reflections on nationalism, identity and sexuality
An individual's identity is gradually built upon a lifelong process of maturation. Sexual life and how our desire is channeled and expressed represent a key area of that global identity. Also, the nation to which we feel we belong constitutes another cornerstone of that complex structure. The obvious attraction that nationalism awakens in many parts of the world might be related to the facilitation of a valuable identity acquired by just belongin…
Female Sexuality, Nationalism and Large Group Identity
A quest for truth or solidarity? A third way ahead for psychoanalysis
Today, there are two ways of conceiving psychoanalysis, a classical one focused on the search for truth within the internal world of the patient, and a contemporary one perceiving the patient–therapist relationship as the axis of exploration. Rorty's criterion, which divides disciplines into either truth-based or solidarity-based, may be applied to this dichotomy. These conflicting positions come from two different historical periods: the Enlight…
In the mind of the teacher: Psychoanalytic papers as key elements in a scientific endeavour
The teaching of psychoanalysis encompasses a wide array of educational stages, from undergraduate students to psychoanalytic candidates and lifelong training for professionals. Papers published in psychoanalytic journals play a fundamental role in teaching tasks. The historical separation of psychoanalytic practice from the research community and the university probably relates to the relative lack of empirical investigation and the contested sta…
The disturbing presence of the father: Paternal function and its initial developments
The birth of a child strongly influences the way in which we adults perceive life and, therefore, our inner world. This birth, or rather the expectation of it, initiates in the father a complex process, the paternal function. Despite being a common experience, there are many open questions regarding its development and its impact on the new father. We reflect here on paternal function and explore conscious and unconscious fantasies of the man fac…
Return to Sepharad: Is it possible to heal an ancient wound? A reflection on the construction of large-group identity
Spanish parliament recently issued a new law offering Spanish nationality to Sephardic Jews who so desired and could demonstrate a basic knowledge of the Spanish language and culture. This law attempted to redress a five-centuries-old injustice and was expected to unleash both criticism and praise. Surprisingly, reactions in the public or the press were minimal or absent. Reasons for this are explored through a qualitative study with focus groups…
Architecture, urban planning and collective identity: Bilbao as a case study
On psychoanalytic journals and the International Forum of Psychoanalysis
Lucian Freud: The ruthless genius
Lucian Freud’s value as a painter goes much beyond his condition of being Sigmund Freud’s grandson. Experts see him as one of the key contemporary artists. His work penetrates the viewer and leaves a lasting impression, seldom related to pure aesthetic beauty. Characters in his paintings provide us with a bridge to explore human frailty and despair, and often convey us a sort of naked truth. His life deserves a close inspection to understand his …
Experiences of Space and Time in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Letter From Bilbao
Politics, psychoanalysis, and large group identity
Since Freud's contributions, psychoanalysis has devoted attention to group phenomena in the field of politics. Volkan and Kernberg stand out today for providing conceptual tools for analyzing political reality. Politicians' work has historically included a share of group manipulation, but today a strong trend towards populism is emerging from the right and the left. This offers a unique opportunity to examine in detail how leaders often promote p…
Psychoanalytic theories and techniques: Dialogue, difficulties and future, Part One
In February 2020, in the beautiful city of Lisbon, it was decided that the next IFPS Forum would take place in Madrid in 2022. No one could have imagined that just a few weeks later the world would
Resilience And Music: A Lesson Revised
Life inevitably includes painful situations and losses. Occasionally, these experiences far exceed the thresholds of our adaptive capacity and push us toward a post-traumatic pathology. However, th
Technology at the Rescue? Online Games, Adolescent Mental Health and the Covid Pandemic
Number and nature of psychiatric emergency department visits in a tertiary hospital before, during, and after coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have altered the patterns of urgent psychiatric care, characterized by a sharp increase of average monthly number of consultations and a shift in their nature. Future efforts should focus on characterizing this surge in demand and enhancing both emergency services and outpatient settings
Language and collective identity
Wittgenstein famously proposed that language constitutes, rather than merely reflects, reality. We consider identity to be a dynamic, lifelong process shaped by both inherited factors and subjective choice. Collective identity emerges from a shared, unconscious matrix of values, fantasies and affects, with language functioning as a key organiser of belonging. In the current climate of social and political polarisation, language plays a central ro…
Psychology (15 works) · Psychoanalysis (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Psychoanalytic theory (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Aesthetics (7 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Law (6 works)