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Clinical conversations between psychoanalysis and imaginative literature.
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama, School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294-0018, USA. flgriffin@uabmc.edu
The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
|May 14, 2005
Summary
This study explores how imaginative literary techniques can restore psychological and analytic capacities. It details using creative writing to overcome a therapeutic impasse and resume patient work.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Literary Studies
- Psychoanalysis
Background:
- Imaginative writing shares parallels with the psychoanalytic process.
- The author experienced a collapse of the analytic space during clinical work.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the use of literary creation in psychoanalytic therapy.
- To demonstrate restoring imaginative and therapeutic capacities.
Main Methods:
- The author created a "conversation" with a short story.
- Self-analysis and clinical experience were integrated.
Main Results:
- The creative "conversation" helped restore the author's imaginative capacities.
- Psychological work with the patient was successfully resumed.
Conclusions:
- Literary creation can be a valuable tool in psychoanalysis.
- Restoring imaginative space is crucial for therapeutic progress.