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[A psychodynamic approach in counselling vulnerable persons for Chorea Huntington -- a case report]
Elke Renate Richartz1, Claudia Frank
1Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Tübingen. elke.richartz@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Abstract:
The availability of predictive testing for neurodegenerative diseases such as Chorea Huntington has far-reaching consequences on psychological, ethical, and legal issues. The special situation of persons vulnerable for the disease requires a comprehensive counselling including psychotherapeutic measures. On the basis of a case report, the authors outline a psychodynamic practice, which intends not only the identification of deliberate arguments and development of coping strategies, but also a clarification of unconscious backgrounds and expectations. In the discussion, the necessity of sufficient time is stressed that allows the reflection of repressed motives in respect of the genetic testing.
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