Psychoanalytic Treatment of Chronic Pain
The Body Speaks on Multiple Levels
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20488461 |
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| Authors | Stuart D Perlman (Training and Supervising Analyst, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles; President, Southern California Chapter, Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association; faculty, Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute, Beverly Hills, CA., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 257-271 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-3604 • E-ISSN: 1943-2860 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1521/jaap.1.1996.24.2.257 |
| PMID | 9119725 |
| OpenAlex | W2399707229 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Chronic pain is a complex issue, requiring careful consideration of environmental, physical, and psychological factors. The primary emphasis must be on listening carefully to what the patient is attempting to communicate. The pain may be a metaphor for many underlying conflicts, conscious and unconscious. If the therapist is attuned to what the patient is saying, this can open up unexplored feelings, experiences, and unprocessed traumatic memories. This may replace the physical pain with life issues that can be worked through in a safe, nurturant, analytic relationship
Hysteria · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychogenic disease · Psychotherapist · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Highly cited | No |
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