From Hallucination to Fiction
The Invention of Meaning in Psychosis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19065987 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silvia Lippi (corresponding author), Célia Lehaire, Laetitia Petit (0000-0003-3501-2952) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 771-791 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Psychoanalytic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2836 • E-ISSN: 1943-3301 |
| Publisher | Guilford Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1521/prev.2016.103.6.771 |
| PMID | 27893344 |
| OpenAlex | W2557868900 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Taking their inspiration from a case history, the authors explore the effects of a writing workshop led by a professional writer for patients in a psychiatric hospital. This workshop allowed different modes of transference to unfold: transference to the analyst-therapist, transference to the writer who led the workshop, and transference to the other members of the group. The writing activity created conditions in which there could be a movement from hallucination to delusion-a delusion expressed in fiction through the act of writing. Psychotic patients "invent" a writing that remains unfinished and that relates to the experiences of persecution. Writing thus makes it possible for them to tolerate language, through its transformation into writing
Auditory hallucination · Delusion · Persecution · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychosis · Psychotherapist · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Neurology and Historical Studies · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |