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Stages of recovery in psychosis: Converging qualitative research and psychoanalysis
Author(s) -
Pec Ondrej
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12490
Subject(s) - grandiosity , psychic , psychosis , psychology , perspective (graphical) , qualitative research , psychotherapist , mental health , psychoanalysis , psychiatry , medicine , narcissism , sociology , social science , alternative medicine , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Purpose The purpose of this study is to find common points of view between the results of qualitative studies researching stages of the recovery process in persons with psychosis and mental changes in a therapeutic relationship in psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy. Conclusions Both concepts correspond one to another. The added psychoanalytical perspective highlights milestones in psychic change: attainment of mental differentiation; integration of self together with the transformation of psychotic grandiosity into decentration, which implies responsibility for illness and own life. Practice Implications These conclusions highlight the importance of supporting relationships for people suffering from psychoses.