Introduction to ‘Is the nature of psychoanalytic thinking and practice (e.g., in regard to sexuality) determined by extra‐analytic, social and cultural developments?’

What is considered to be emotional suffering by psychotherapy patients and their therapists in Eastern versus Western Germany? A mixed‐methods study

“…Did this perhaps change the way people think about emotional suffering and, consequently, psychotherapeutic practice? Some authors assume that this has been the case (Barrett, 2017;Blass, 2016). The uncertainty provoked by this societal transformation could have influenced many therapeutic processes.…”