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[A psychoanalytic approach to chronic pain].

B de Lantsheere1

  • 1Secteur de Psychothérapie psychanalytique et de psychosomatique, Hôpital Erasme, U.L.B.

Revue Medicale De Bruxelles
|November 9, 2000
PubMed
Summary

This study explores psychoanalysis for chronic pain when medical models fail. It highlights learning from patients and offers therapeutic strategies based on their insight into pathological repression.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychoanalysis

Context:

  • Chronic pain of undetermined origin presents challenges for the classical medical model.
  • Pathological repression, stemming from excess or failure, is a key factor in chronic pain.
  • Traditional medical approaches are often insufficient for complex pain cases.

Purpose:

  • To present a psychoanalytical perspective on chronic pain.
  • To explore the limitations of the medical model in treating chronic pain.
  • To offer therapeutic strategies informed by psychoanalytic principles.

Summary:

  • The psychoanalytical approach offers an alternative when the origin of chronic pain is undetermined.
  • This perspective emphasizes understanding the patient's subjective experience and internal conflicts.
  • Therapeutic interventions are tailored to the patient's capacity for insight into their repression.

Impact:

  • Provides a framework for understanding and treating chronic pain through a psychoanalytical lens.
  • Suggests a shift in focus from purely biological factors to psychological and emotional dimensions.
  • Offers new avenues for therapeutic intervention in complex, persistent pain conditions.

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