Psychodynamically Oriented Psychopharmacotherapy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis
The discovery of psychoanalysis and of psychotropic medications represent two radical events in understanding and treatment of mental suffering. The growth of both disciplines together with the awareness of the impracticality of curing mental suffering only through pharmacological molecules—the coll...
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| author | Angela Iannitelli Angela Iannitelli Angela Iannitelli Serena Parnanzone Serena Parnanzone Giulia Pizziconi Giulia Pizziconi Giulia Riccobono Francesca Pacitti Francesca Pacitti |
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| description | The discovery of psychoanalysis and of psychotropic medications represent two radical events in understanding and treatment of mental suffering. The growth of both disciplines together with the awareness of the impracticality of curing mental suffering only through pharmacological molecules—the collapse of the “Great Illusion”—and the experience of psychoanalysts using psychotropic medications along with depth psychotherapeutic treatment, have led to integrated therapies which are arguably more effective than either modality alone. The authors review studies on the role of pharmacotherapy with psychoanalysis, and the role of the analyst as the prescriber. The psychotic disorders have specifically been considered from this perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e18981da9e074a68be3686114e7be12c2022-12-22T00:13:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612019-01-011310.3389/fnhum.2019.00015426526Psychodynamically Oriented Psychopharmacotherapy: Towards a Necessary SynthesisAngela Iannitelli0Angela Iannitelli1Angela Iannitelli2Serena Parnanzone3Serena Parnanzone4Giulia Pizziconi5Giulia Pizziconi6Giulia Riccobono7Francesca Pacitti8Francesca Pacitti9Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyPsychoanalytical Centre of Rome (CPdR), Italian Psychoanalytical Society (SPI), Rome, ItalyInternational Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), London, United KingdomDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyPsychiatry Unit San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyPsychiatry Unit San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyPsychiatry Unit San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, ItalyThe discovery of psychoanalysis and of psychotropic medications represent two radical events in understanding and treatment of mental suffering. The growth of both disciplines together with the awareness of the impracticality of curing mental suffering only through pharmacological molecules—the collapse of the “Great Illusion”—and the experience of psychoanalysts using psychotropic medications along with depth psychotherapeutic treatment, have led to integrated therapies which are arguably more effective than either modality alone. The authors review studies on the role of pharmacotherapy with psychoanalysis, and the role of the analyst as the prescriber. The psychotic disorders have specifically been considered from this perspective.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00015/fullpsychoanalysispsychotropic drugsintegrated therapiespsychodynamic therapypsychotic disorders |
| spellingShingle | Angela Iannitelli Angela Iannitelli Angela Iannitelli Serena Parnanzone Serena Parnanzone Giulia Pizziconi Giulia Pizziconi Giulia Riccobono Francesca Pacitti Francesca Pacitti Psychodynamically Oriented Psychopharmacotherapy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis Frontiers in Human Neuroscience psychoanalysis psychotropic drugs integrated therapies psychodynamic therapy psychotic disorders |
| title | Psychodynamically Oriented Psychopharmacotherapy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis |
| title_full | Psychodynamically Oriented Psychopharmacotherapy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis |
| title_fullStr | Psychodynamically Oriented Psychopharmacotherapy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychodynamically Oriented Psychopharmacotherapy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis |
| title_short | Psychodynamically Oriented Psychopharmacotherapy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis |
| title_sort | psychodynamically oriented psychopharmacotherapy towards a necessary synthesis |
| topic | psychoanalysis psychotropic drugs integrated therapies psychodynamic therapy psychotic disorders |
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