Now that the limits of medication treatment for seriously ill patients are becoming known, talking treatments are being rediscovered. Although no longer in the forefront of inpatient treatment, psychoanalysts have much to contribute to the debate over appropriate treatment models and systems.
In the last issue of TAP, three authors discussed the research supporting the use of psychoanalytically informed treatment for patients with psychosis. In this issue, four authors discuss their clinical work.
Michael Slevin, M.A., M.S.W., a former TAP editor, graduated as academic associate from the Baltimore Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis, where he completed as a clinician the Adult Psychotherapy Training Program. He works at Sheppard Pratt and has a private practice.
Eric R. Marcus, M.D., is director of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research and has a long-standing interest in psychosis. His book on the topic is Psychosis and Near Psychosis: Ego Function, Symbol Structure, Treatment.