The Relevance of Bionian Thinking to the Treatment of PTSD Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8333239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Potik (0000-0002-9772-0615, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 729-749 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0651 • E-ISSN: 1941-2460 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0003065116659459 |
| PMID | 27474086 |
| OpenAlex | W2505165223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
Analysts who conduct trauma-focused treatments have much to learn from Wilfred Bion’s contributions to the understanding and treatment of PTSD. Concepts such as catastrophe and catastrophic change can illuminate the subjective experience of PTSD patients, the beta screen concept sheds light on dissociative phenomena, and, as shown in a clinical vignette, the analyst can use his alpha function to transform the patient’s fragmented raw material into alpha elements. A second clinical vignette shows how during a cognitive intervention the analyst can impart this alpha function to the patient and use his reverie to help the patient assimilate previously intolerable fragments into a coherent narrative. Finally, the idea of knowing mental pain (Bion’s K) is discussed in relation to the processing of traumatic memories
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Intervention (counseling) · Narrative · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Relevance (law) · Vignette · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Philosophy · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Therapist Guide
Experiences in Groups
Combat Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mental Health Problems, and Barriers to Care
Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma
The Traumatic Roots of Containment
The Cognitive Effects of Trauma
On love, hate and knowledge
The War Memoirs
Trauma and traumatic neurosis
On holding and containing, being and dreaming
Bion’s discovery of alpha function
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |