Research Digest

The Historical Influence of Psychoanalytic Concepts in the Understanding of Brain Injury Survivors as Psychological Patients

“…This, even though psychoanalytic mainstream has considered for decades "organic" patients as the paradigmatic example of contraindication (Cooper and Alfillé, 2011). The relationship between psychoanalysis and neuropsychological rehabilitation, the discipline specialized in helping brain injured survivors adjusting to physical, cognitive and behavioral problems, has been equally complex (Salas, 2014). Leading authors of the field have questioned whether psychoanalytic psychotherapy is suitable for this population and whether unconscious processes and early relationships have any relevance in rehabilitation (Wilson, 2014).…”