Psychoanalytic Controversies
The relationship between psychoanalysis and schizophrenia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8971965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Lucas (0000-0003-3010-3302, 63 Ossulton Way, London N2 OJY, UK ‐, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-9 |
| Publication date | 2003-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1516/rkj1-hjj7-xmwv-6ff9 |
| OpenAlex | W1958866783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
In this article, the author considers psychoanalysts' current attitudes towards schizophrenia. After early optimism of a psychoanalytic approach, interest has waned, other than in the field of first‐onset psychosis. This was because of poor outcome figures and regarding schizophrenia as now having a biological, rather than psychological, base. The author argues that there is a paradox, because only psychoanalysis offers a framework for relating to psychotic patients in a way that helps them to make sense of their experiences. A framework is described, with clinical examples, to illustrate the application of analytic thinking to patients with schizophrenia. Psychoanalysis needs to revitalise its attitude to psychosis, as it has a significant contribution to make within general psychiatry, not least in the training of the next generation of psychiatrists
Field (mathematics · Optimism · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychoanalytic Therapy · Psychosis · Psychotherapist · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Cultural, Psychoanalytic, and Sociopolitical Reflections · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2011 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |