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Pre-Therapy: A Newer Development in the Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia

Pre-Therapy: A Newer Development in the Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia Abstract : Pre-Therapy is an evolution from client-centered theory and practice. The focus of Pre-Therapy is on regressed patients such as the psychotic retarded or chronic schizophrenics. It is also applicable to demented populations. The central construct is psychological contact, described as the necessary condition of psychotherapy and outlined on three levels: (1) the contact reflections—the “work” the therapist does; (2) the contact functions—the psychological process of the patient; (3) the contact behaviors— operationalized behavior for measurement. The Pre-Expressive Self, an intuitive and heuristic concept, interprets the progress from pre-expressive to expressive states of communication that is necessary for psychotherapy. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic Psychiatry Guilford Press

Pre-Therapy: A Newer Development in the Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia

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Publisher
Guilford Press
Copyright
© The American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
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Articles
ISSN
1546-0371
DOI
10.1521/jaap.31.1.59.21932
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Abstract

Abstract : Pre-Therapy is an evolution from client-centered theory and practice. The focus of Pre-Therapy is on regressed patients such as the psychotic retarded or chronic schizophrenics. It is also applicable to demented populations. The central construct is psychological contact, described as the necessary condition of psychotherapy and outlined on three levels: (1) the contact reflections—the “work” the therapist does; (2) the contact functions—the psychological process of the patient; (3) the contact behaviors— operationalized behavior for measurement. The Pre-Expressive Self, an intuitive and heuristic concept, interprets the progress from pre-expressive to expressive states of communication that is necessary for psychotherapy.

Journal

Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic PsychiatryGuilford Press

Published: Mar 1, 2003

Keywords: Key Words client-centered , psychotic , retarded , schizophrenia , demented , psychotherapy , pre-expressive self , psychological contact , pre-therapy

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