Abstract
The psychoanalytic and rehabilitation therapeutic perspectives maintain different professional approaches and points of view, uphold independent concepts and clinical tools, and rarely encourage professional dialogue between the two. Yet, a review of the deep changes that have taken place within each of these approaches over the past two decades provides a foundation to argue that both of these approaches are in fact mutually enriching, and can lead to potentially useful conceptual and technical development. The implications of these developments for theory and practice are discussed.
Highlights
This paper argues that two seemingly contradictory theoretical perspectives,that of Psychoanalysis and that of psychiatric rehabilitation – are more similar than first meets the eye
The two disciplines traditionally target different populations: psychoanalytic therapy is tailored primarily for those suffering from anxiety and depression - disorders considered to be in the lighter end of the psychiatric disorders spectrum, while psychiatric rehabilitation targets those who are experiencing more severe psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Due to the similarities in the theoretical and conceptual development of the two therapeutic disciplines: Psychoanalysis and psychiatric rehabilitation, we have argued that insights in each are likely to be relevant and of value for the other
Summary
This paper argues that two seemingly contradictory theoretical perspectives,that of Psychoanalysis and that of psychiatric rehabilitation – are more similar than first meets the eye. They are likely to be of mutual influence to each other, as opposed to rejecting of one another. The parallels between these two schools of thought are becoming more apparent following the developments over the last two decades both in terms of their conceptualization as well as their theoretical insights. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of these inherent differences as well as parallel developments and discuss their implications for theory and practice
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