Self, ego and suicide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8983808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oliver Dale (0000-0002-2724-4326, London UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 796-816 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Analytical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8774 • E-ISSN: 1465-5922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-5922.12820 |
| PMID | 35856598 |
| OpenAlex | W4286292990 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Working with patients who end their lives through suicide is one of the greatest challenges and fears a clinician might face. This paper explores the experience of working with such patients in the course of psychiatric care and Jungian analysis. Jungian theory is used to explore a conceptual understanding of the dilemmas faced. Such theory points to an intractable conflict between Self and ego giving rise to unbearable distress, partly through difficulties arising in achieving individuation. The paper proposes that our difficulties in dealing with a patient's suicide might reflect a manifestation of relentless hope and, perhaps contentiously, these patients made a more considered decision in their final acts than prevailing clinical opinion suggests
Distress · Face (sociological concept · Id, ego and super-ego · Individuation · Projective identification · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Working through · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |