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1Hospital de Día del Servicio de Salud Mental del Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Teodoro Álvarez. dmillas@arnet.com.ar
Vertex (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
|November 10, 2012
Summary
This study explores psychoanalytic contributions to psychosis treatment within a Buenos Aires Day Hospital. It examines the psychoanalytic view of symptoms through three distinct clinical cases.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychoanalysis
- Clinical Psychology
Context:
- A Day Hospital setting within a General Hospital's Mental Health Service in Buenos Aires.
- Focus on the psychoanalytic understanding of symptoms in psychosis.
Purpose:
- To investigate the specific contributions of psychoanalysis to the clinical treatment of psychosis.
- To illustrate the application of psychoanalytic principles in a real-world clinical setting.
Summary:
- The study analyzes psychoanalysis's role in treating psychosis, utilizing a Day Hospital in Buenos Aires.
- It emphasizes the psychoanalytic conceptualization of symptoms.
- Three case studies demonstrate diverse applications of this therapeutic approach.
Impact:
- Provides insights into psychoanalytic interventions for psychosis.
- Highlights the adaptability of psychoanalytic theory in diverse clinical scenarios.
- Offers a framework for understanding symptom formation and treatment in psychotic disorders.
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