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Beyond dualism: psychoanalysis and medication in the 21st century
1Columbia University, Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York, NY, USA. dsc3@columbia.edu
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
|June 16, 2001
Abstract:
Dualistic thinking continues to pervade psychoanalytic views of psychopathology. The author points out the shortcomings of this perspective as represented in Mark Swoiskin's article, "Psychoanalysis and Medication: Is Real Integration Possible?" She contends instead that the latest scientific evidence does not support a dichotomy between organic (biological) and psychodynamic (nonbiological) factors in psychopathology. She presents two cases to illustrate both the challenge and the importance of reformulating psychoanalytic views in an integrated, holistic way.