Psychopathology Of Work: Clinical Observations (ipa: Psychoanalytic Ideas And Applications)
by Christophe Dejours /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book examines the processes at issue in the onset of
psychiatric disorders linked to stress in the workplace. Six
clinical observations are presented in this book: an acute
psychosomatic decompensation (status asthmaticus); a delirious
episode; a dementia-like confusional state; a sexuality disorder;
two successive decompensations – one in a victim of workplace
harassment and one in her aggressor – and a suicide.
This book examines the processes at issue in the onset of
psychiatric disorders linked to stress in the workplace. Six
clinical observations are presented in this book: an acute
psychosomatic decompensation (status asthmaticus); a delirious
episode; a dementia-like confusional state; a sexuality disorder;
two successive decompensations – one in a victim of workplace
harassment and one in her aggressor – and a suicide.
Each is explored in detail, from etiology to treatment, bringing
into sharp relief the differences between conventional analysis and
the interpretation of material in light of the reference to work.
These studies have been written by psychoanalysts and may be used
as a training resource for practitioners and students alike. For
any professional or researcher involved in the world of work, these
observations will offer a deeper understanding of this particular
work-related mental pathology which characterizes the development
of our contemporary society.
Each is explored in detail, from etiology to treatment, bringing
into sharp relief the differences between conventional analysis and
the interpretation of material in light of the reference to work.
These studies have been written by psychoanalysts and may be used
as a training resource for practitioners and students alike. For
any professional or researcher involved in the world of work, these
observations will offer a deeper understanding of this particular
work-related mental pathology which characterizes the development
of our contemporary society.
