Introduction to the Issue: Advances in Theory and Research on Multiple Code Theory and the Referential Process. [PDF]
J Psycholinguist ResBucci W, Peterson H.
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Disintegration, Salvation, and/or Madness in Dostoevsky
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Psychological fragmentation and derangement suffuse Dostoevsky's fiction. This paper argues that the madness of Dostoevsky characters derives from intense wounds to the self: humiliating lacerations that impel fugue and disintegration. Such vulnerable, frangible characters seek to escape and deny themselves to avoid being seen for who they are.
Jerry Piven
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Threatened Caring Culture: On the Sad Topicality of the Medea Myth
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT The shameless contempt for the weak and helpless, strangers, migrants and traumatized refugees attacks continuously one of our basic motivational systems, namely to protect and care for our children and descendants. The caring system is an instinctive system anchored in evolutionary biology that ensures our survival as a species.
Marianne Leuzinger‐Bohleber
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Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background Although several studies have examined climate change‐related concerns affecting mental health, it remains unclear what specific cognitions are present in clinical samples. The present study examines (1) the thought content of patients with climate change‐related concerns and (2) their cognitive styles, as reported by therapists ...
Katharina Trost +5 more
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Developing a Counselling and Psychotherapy Competency Framework for Addictions: A Systematic Review
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background Adults with addictions may turn to professional counsellors and psychotherapists for help. Addictions work comprises a specialist counselling skillset. This article summarises the literature review and analysis that underpins the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy's (BACP) Addictions Competence Framework.
Faisal Mahmood +8 more
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Immersive Virtual Reality Environments as Psychoanalytic Settings: A Conceptual Framework for Modeling Unconscious Processes Through IoT-Based Bioengineering Interfaces. [PDF]
Bioengineering (Basel)Romeo VM.
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Framing Therapy: Exploring Psychotherapists' Artwork Choices in Practice Rooms
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background This study explores the motivations and influences behind psychotherapists' choices of artwork for their practice rooms. Whilst prior research has focused on client preferences and general therapeutic environments, limited attention has been paid to the therapist's subjective experience in curating artwork within their space ...
Liam Hawkins
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"Intelligence Running Wild": Edward Podvoll (1936-2003) and the Unfolding of the "Contemplative Psychotherapy" Project. [PDF]
J Hist Behav SciPriviero T.
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Waiting for a Release: The Expectation in Virtual Gaming Communities
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Volume 25, Issue 2, Page 534-560, March 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines how virtual gaming communities influence and maintain player expectations before, during, and after a game's release. A mixed‐methods study was conducted, comprising a netnography followed by an experiment. First, a netnographic study was conducted over 12 months, tracking communities to understand player behavior and ...
Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza +4 more
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Artificial intelligence and psychoanalysis: is it time for psychoanalyst.AI? [PDF]
Front PsychiatryRabeyron T.
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