Abreaction for conversion disorder: systematic review with meta-analysis. (1/3)
(+info)Psychiatric nurse as therapist. (2/3)
Under supervision five nurse-therapists have treated phobic patients as successfully as have psychiatrists and psychologists using similar psychological treatments in comparable psychiatric populations. Nurses have also had good results in other neurotic disorders. Intensive training is required. Nurse-therapists find their work rewarding, but the present Salmon gradings make no provision for their advancement should they retain their clinical function. Results suggest that the use of selected psychiatric nurses as skilled therapists can ease the current critical shortage of treatment personnel in psychiatry. (+info)Antenatal memories and psychopathology. (3/3)
A case is described of suicidal impulses apparently stemming from the patient's experience before and during his birth. By using a technique of ;rebirthing', antenatal memories were relived and their traumatic effects resolved. Theoretical and practical accounts of rebirthing are given, and its significance for general practitioners is discussed. (+info)Abreaction is a psychological process in which a patient relives and emotionally reexperiences significant traumatic or distressing memories, often during psychoanalytic therapy, leading to a reduction in symptoms and improved understanding of the past.
Abreaction is a psychological term that refers to the reliving of a past traumatic or emotionally charged experience, often through therapy, with an accompanying release of emotional tension. This process can occur spontaneously or be facilitated by a therapist using techniques such as hypnosis, guided imagery, or other therapeutic interventions. The goal of abreaction is to help the individual confront and resolve unresolved emotions and memories associated with the traumatic event, leading to symptom relief and improved psychological functioning.