Brief Psychotherapy: A Psychoanalytic View

Gillman, Robert D.

doi:10.1176/ajp.122.6.601

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“…Although they are relatively few, later psychological descriptions of patients with postpartum depression demonstrate these same concerns. Gilman (1965) reported a case of a woman with a postpartum depression. Quickly discerning that her counterdependent adaptation could not sustain her in a time of surpassing need, he asked her whether she might in this instance reasonably allow some of her relatives to help her out.…”

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Psychodynamics of postpartum depression.

Blum¹

2007

Psychoanalytic Psychology

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Although there are numerous articles and books about postpartum depression, few are psychoanalytically informed, and the psychodynamics of women suffering from postpartum depression are overlooked in most of these publications. Psychoanalytic reports concerning postpartum depression are few, but clinical experience and the literature suggest that a triad of three common, specific emotional conflicts is typical of many women who develop postpartum depression. For simplicity, these are dependency conflicts, anger conflicts, and motherhood conflicts. The dependency conflicts typically have a counterdependent form, the conflicts over anger characteristically include a great deal of guilt and inhibition, and there are often problematic identifications with the woman's own mother (and father) with associated conflicts about motherhood. The frequent counterdependent attitude tends to limit participation in extensive psychotherapy, contributing to the paucity of psychoanalytic contributions on this subject.

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Section: Psychoanalytic Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Psychodynamics of postpartum depression.

Blum¹

2007

Psychoanalytic Psychology

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“…Qualitative studies have found that an unrealistic expectation of being an idealized mother is also linked to postpartum mood (e.g., O'Hara & McCabe, 2013). Further accounts have been described by Gilman (1965), and Halberstadt‐Freud (1993). One paper by Blum (2007) portrays PND as involving motherhood conflicts, recalling painful experiences with their own mother; dependency conflicts, which limit their capacity to engage in psychotherapy and research; and anger conflicts.…”

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confidence: 83%

No space for mother's mind: A psychoanalytically oriented qualitative study of the experiences of women with a diagnosis of postnatal depression

Tyson

O’Connor

Sheehan

2020

Appl Psychoanal Studies

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Our understanding of postnatal depression (PND), and in particular the emotional world of mothers who experience this, and the relational processes involved remain today quite limited. Indeed, what has been called “PND,” likely as explored here a catch‐all term for a variety of composite states of mind, seems quite prevalent and likely too has a significant impact on both mother and baby, as well as on the wider figures and systems that are involved. This study used a psychoanalytically informed research method to access material that emerged around women's postnatal depressive experiences. Each of the six participants engaged in three interviews. The main themes that emerged were the following: (a) Starting on a bad note: difficult experiences in birth and breast‐feeding; (b) Support falling away: the absence of mother's support at key times in pregnancy and birth; (c) No space for mother's mind: the absence of space for processing experience in systems around women; and (d) Unwelcome familiar feelings: the contradictory responses evoked in motherhood. These themes are discussed in relation to their significance for our thinking about supports for mothers in the period prior to and following birth. Also discussed here is whether the technology of birth, important in safeguarding baby, may have reduced the space for mother's emotional well‐being in our systems of care.

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“…Smymios & Kirkby, 1989; Smyrnios, Kirkby, & Smyrnios, 1988). Therapies described as "brief' have ranged from 1 (Gillman, 1965) to 40 sessions (Malan, 1976). Hoyt (1990) pointed out that there was "no magic n u m b of sessions" @.…”

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The psychological health of children, cost-effectiveness, and brief therapy

Kirkby

Smyrnios

1992

Australian Psychologist

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Despite the reports that as many as 15% of Australian children are in need of psychological help, only a small proportion, estimated to be as little as 2%, receive treatment by appropriately trained professionals. It appears that this situation has resulted from several factors. In comparison to funds allocated to other aspects of health care (e.g., maintaining hospital beds) substantially less is spent on psychological services. of this limited funding, a disproportionate amount is allocated to adult rather than child services. Consequently, there are limited resources in terms of facilities and personnel to deal with children's needs. As well, the community is generally not aware of what services are available. This is further complicated by the tendency of the public to seek help for psychological problems from general medical practitioners rather than appropriately trained professionals, which is reinforced by the policy of the Australian Government to disallow psychologists from participating in the health rebate system. The situation is further complicated by the relative scarcity of adequately designed child psychotherapy outcome studies. Considering the needs of Australian children in a climate of restricted resources, a substantial argument can be made for the wider use of brief psychotherapies. Evidence from the literature indicates that brief approaches are not only effective, they are also economical and often the client's therapy of choice.

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Brief Psychotherapy: A Psychoanalytic View

Cited by 22 publications

References 17 publications

Psychodynamics of postpartum depression.

Psychodynamics of postpartum depression.

No space for mother's mind: A psychoanalytically oriented qualitative study of the experiences of women with a diagnosis of postnatal depression

The psychological health of children, cost-effectiveness, and brief therapy

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