Frieda Fromm-Reichmann. On Her Contribution to Psychoanalytic and Psychiatric Theory. With a Note on Erich Fromm’s Estimate of Her Work in the USA. Typoscript to be publsihed 1997, 11 p.

  • The paper discusses Frieda Fromm-Reichmann's theoretical contributions on the psychotherapy of psychoses and refers it to other authors' views. Today widely accepted, she stressed transference and countertransference as es-sential issues in the treatment of severely disturbed patients. She disagreed with authors like Federn who interpreted the concept of regression in a way that to treat schizophrenics means to treat children of different ages. Different from Federn, she advocated interpretations also of the positive transference to show the patient where he stands in life. Later on, Fromm-Reichmann opposed John Rosen and his direct analysis interpreting first the contents of the psychotic's speech. She stressed the form of the interaction and of the everyday behaviour where she saw where the patient stands in the world. The discussion shows that Fromm-Reichmann developed her theories and practice in cooperation and discussion with other psychoanalysts working with psychotic patients.

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Author:Norman Elrod, Klaus Hoffmann
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:1997
Release Date:2012/12/13
Format:PDF-scan upon request / PDF-Scan auf Anfrage
IdNo:Elrod_N_and_Hoffmann_K_1997
Serial Number:unpublished version / unveröffentlichte Fassung
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
Writings by Erich Fromm by kind of publication:Unpublished version / unveröffentlichte Fassung
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