Psychodynamic theories of Schizophrenia – revisited
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
There are various theories that have been posited with respect to the development of schizophrenia, Much before the neurobiological and social hypotheses explaining schizophrenia, various psychoanalysts and psychodynamic oriented psychologists had proposed various theories to explain the disorder. The following paper is a review of the various schools of psychodynamics and psychoanalysis that have been used to explain the genesis of schizophrenia. All the theories are revisited and this paper provides the first of its kind collection of the various psychodynamic theories under one roof for the clinician and academic reader alike. This paper is a collection of various psychodynamic theories of schizophrenia over the years and up to the present time. These theories though old have to be viewed in the light of recent advances and clinical relevance to the modern day assessment and management of schizophrenia.
Authors and Affiliations
Karishma Rupani, Avinash De Sousa
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- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.4.1.2017.6-15
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