Book chapter
Neuropsychological deficit and psychodynamic defence models of schizophrenia: Towards an integrated psychotherapeutic model
Psychotherapies for the psychoses: Theoretical, cultural, and clinical integration, pp.52-69
Routledge as part of the Taylor and Francis Group
2008
Abstract
In recent psychiatric literature on schizophrenia the contribution of psycho- analytic ideas tends to be discounted on the basis of two claims: the first is that psychoanalytic treatments of schizophrenia have been shown to be ineffective and the second repeats Karl Popper's original critique that psycho- dynamic explanations are a priori unscientific because they are unfalsifiable (Bentall, 2006; McGorry, 2004). As Glen Gabbard notes, such statements follow the recent fashion in psychiatry which assumes that the success of the neurosciences renders psychodynamic contributions both redundant and outdated (Gabbard, 1994; Gabbard et aI., 2002). While it is disappointing to read statements which ignore important theoretical debates, such summary dismissal also indicates a missed opportunity to consider the experience of many therapists and patients who have found some benefit in a psycho- analytic approach (Cullberg and Johannessen, 2004; Gottdiener and Haslam, 2003)…
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- Title
- Neuropsychological deficit and psychodynamic defence models of schizophrenia: Towards an integrated psychotherapeutic model
- Authors/Creators
- A.J. Lewis (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- J.F.M. Gleeson (Editor)E. Killackey (Editor)H. Krstev (Editor) - Orygen Youth Health
- Publication Details
- Psychotherapies for the psychoses: Theoretical, cultural, and clinical integration, pp.52-69
- Publisher
- Routledge as part of the Taylor and Francis Group; Hove, England
- Identifiers
- 991005540672307891
- Copyright
- © 2008 Taylor & Francis
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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