The Analytic Institute as a Psychic Retreat: Why We Need to Include Research Evidence in Our Clinical Training. (10th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Knox, Jean
• Is Part Of: British journal of psychotherapy. Volume 29:Number 4(2013:Nov.)
• Page Start: 424
• Page End: 448
• Publication Date: 2013-10-10
• Subjects: Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychothérapie -- Périodiques; 616.8914
• DOI: 10.1111/bjp.12047
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0265-9883

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>In this paper I discuss the diminishing role played by psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy in public sector mental health treatment services and explore the impact of this on the psychoanalytic profession and its trainees. I draw on the discipline of pragmatics to argue that we need to move from a theory‐based approach to clinical practice to a research‐based model in which we draw on an integration of evidence from a range of disciplines to build an understanding of the developmental and neuroscientific basis of psychological and emotional problems, with a particular focus on complex PTSD and its overlap with borderline personality disorder. I discuss how process research and outcome studies provide additional tools to add to our understanding of the clinical interaction in the consulting room. I discuss the implications of these findings for clinical practice and the need for clinicians to begin to integrate research into their training and professional development.</p> </abstract>