Rethinking the role of the pretend play mode in mentalisation-focused psychoanalytic child therapy for adopted and foster children with attachment trauma: from a pre-mentalising mode to a developmental achievement and a milestone on the trajectory towards mentalisation [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyPretend play is considered to be of great importance in both normal and problematic child development. However, the developmental and therapeutic value of pretend play has perhaps been somewhat overshadowed by the classification of the pretend mode as a ...
Patrick Meurs +20 more
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The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018 This paper sets out the neurobiological underpinnings of the core theoretical claims of psychoanalysis. These claims concern (1) innate emotional needs, (2) learning from experience, and (3) unconscious mental processing.
Mark Leonard Solms
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Psychoanalytically informed MDMA-assisted therapy for pathological narcissism: a novel theoretical approach [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryPathological narcissism (PN) is a complex, treatment-resistant disorder characterized by unstable self-esteem that fluctuates between grandiosity and vulnerability, complicating the formation of a stable self-image.
Alexa E. Albert +2 more
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Psychiatric residents’ experience about Balint groups: A qualitative study using phenomenological approach in Iran [PDF]
Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism, 2020 Introduction: Previous research has shown that Balint groupis effective in the professional and personal development ofresidents. The aim of this study was to investigate the experienceof psychiatric residents about Balint groups.Methods: This is a ...
SEYYED TAHA YAHYAVI +2 more
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Torture, 2023 Introduction: Various psychotherapies have been applied to individuals who have been subjected to torture and severe human rights and to patients with PTSD, however, studies assessing the effectiveness of such therapies are limited.
İlker Özyıldırım +8 more
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Psychoanalytic psychotherapies and the free energy principle
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022 In this paper I propose a model of the fundamental components of psychoanalytic psychotherapies that I try to explicate with contemporary theories of the Bayesian brain and the Free Energy Principle (FEP).
Thomas Rabeyron +2 more
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Babies in therapy, psychoanalytic interventions for infants and their parents
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Babies in therapy: The study “Psychoanalytic interventions for infants and their parents” conducted on infants through the lens of psychoanalysis and clinical work with both parents and infants all contribute to our knowledge of the nature of early ...
Christine Anzieu-Premmereur
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The significance of infant research for psychoanalysis
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022 Psychoanalysis and infant research have strengthened cooperation in the current interdisciplinary dialog. The theoretical significance of infant research for psychoanalysis includes the consideration of individual “sociality” from birth, as opposed to ...
Wei Zhang, Qi Pan, Benyu Guo
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An Investigation into the Effect of Short-Term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Self-Psychology Approach on Change of Attachment Style in Students with Insecure Attachment [PDF]
Faṣlnāmah-i Farhang Mushavirah va Ravān/Darmānī, 2012 This study examines the effect of short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with self-psychology approach on change of attachment style in students with insecure attachment.20 students recognized as having insecure attachment are selected as the sample for
shima haidari, abasali alahyari
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