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Cyberpassion: E-rotic transference on the Internet.

G O Gabbard1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 350, Houston, TX 77030-3498, USA. GGabbard12@aol.com

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
|October 27, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Psychoanalysis, often called the "talking cure," increasingly involves written communication, especially email. This case study examines erotic transference expressed via email, highlighting its enactment and unique features compared to verbal discourse.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychoanalysis

Background:

  • Psychoanalysis traditionally emphasizes verbal 'talking cure'.
  • Written communication, including email, is now common in analytic settings.
  • The digital age presents new dynamics in patient-analyst communication.

Observation:

  • A case study details erotic transference primarily communicated through patient-analyst emails.
  • Email communication offered unique features for expressing transference.
  • The analysis explored the multiple meanings of these emails as enactments.

Findings:

  • Email facilitated a specific form of enactment for erotic transference.
  • The non-verbal and asynchronous nature of email impacted the transference dynamics.

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  • Comparing email to verbal discourse revealed distinct features in the analytic dyad.

    • Implications:

    • Understanding digital communication is crucial in modern psychoanalysis.
    • Email can serve as a unique medium for transference enactments.
    • Clinical implications for analyzing digital patient-analyst interactions are discussed.