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[Therapeutic community. Part 2 : La Chrysalide.].
Sante Mentale Au Quebec
|January 1, 1983
Summary
This study explores psychosis as a defense mechanism within a therapeutic community, analyzing resident crises and group dynamics over sixteen months. It details the community's structure and function, offering insights into managing complex psychological challenges.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry and Psychology
- Social Psychiatry
- Therapeutic Communities
Context:
- Explores the underlying conception of psychosis in a therapeutic community setting.
- Examines the
- La Chrysalide
- therapeutic community, established in 1981.
- Views psychosis as a defense mechanism against relational and intrapsychic conflicts.
Purpose:
- To explicitly define the authors' conception of psychosis.
- To describe the structure and functioning of the
- La Chrysalide
- therapeutic community.
- To analyze the community's initial sixteen months of operation using Jones' social approach.
Summary:
- Details the types of crises encountered by residents.
- Analyzes the roles within the community.
- Traces the cyclical evolution of the resident group over sixteen months.
Impact:
- Provides concrete examples of therapeutic community structure and function.
- Offers insights into the management of psychosis as a defense system.
- Contributes to understanding group dynamics and resident evolution in a therapeutic setting.
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