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J G Lavoie

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PubMed1992

[Psychosomatic disorder, psychosis and object relations].

This paper presents a case who successively suffered from regional ileitis followed by a reactive psychosis. The author looks at the object relations of a patient afflicted by a narcissistic defect. The fundamental narcissistic disorder models the object relations of the somatic patient and of the psychotic patient. Less differentiation is found in the object representation of the psychotic patient. A comparison is suggested for the two modes of relating to objects.

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PubMed1987

[An individual approach for the schizophrenic.].

Community care fore thesever mentally handicapped today fosters a wide < >. Furthermore, the variety of people concerned calls for a coherent and complementary definition of the roles played by everyone involved. This article reviews the particular issues surrounding the schizophrenic's psychic environment, which leaves the subject highly vulnerable in his interpersonal relations. His status as subject is constantly threatened. The specific rewards of an individual relation are illustrated in order to emphasize the need for a significant and constant dual rapport within the entire assortment of measures offering care and social support.

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PubMed1985

[Manic decompensation].

The author stresses early detection of the premonitory signs of a manic breakdown with a view towards an efficient therapeutic intervention. Some of the most typical signs are described with their corresponding dynamic implication. The manic-depressive's lack of impulse control often forces a member of the patient's circle to take control. After a review of the main personality traits belonging to the manic-depressive patient, the author gives a description of the patient's spouse in whom appear similar and complementary elements of the patient's personality. Finally, some steps are suggested to rationalize treatment. Emphasis is on educational methods combined with lithium therapy within the framework of a therapeutic relationship where the interactive dynamic forces are acknowledged.

Bipolar Disorder↗
PubMed1984

[The care-givers, the psychiatric team and the sick.].

The psychiatrie approach has been modified by the advent of community psychiatry. The maintenance of the psychotic in his natural community requires significant resources. The team approach is one which can respond to this need. The challenger to be met persist in the care of the psychotic: respect of the individuality, of the attributes of the subject, the maintenance of the affective ties of the patient. The individual approach attempts to personalize care. But psychosis is a challenge to the care-giver. By its very nature this psychopathology tends to overflow onto the life of the team, to impede its functioning and to sow confusion, thus harming all therapeutic effort. Caregivers react by disorderly activity, affective outbursts... The team must, however, take care to maintain its caregiving function. Two clinical cases will illustrate certain of the difficulties encountered.

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