Dorothea von Haebler – författare

A specific method of psychodynamic psychotherapy for people with psychoses has developed from the tradition of Mentzos, Benedetti, Scharfetter, Alanen and Winnicott. Not new in its application, it has now been manualized for research and teaching purposes. The necessary modifications of the classical approaches and the underlying history can be found in this book along with a summary of this manual. Specific psychotherapeutic interventions, called tools here, are not limited to standard psychotherapy. Typical treatment problems are presented as examples and possible therapeutic approaches are described. An introductory book for all professionals, both inpatient and outpatient, on the exciting and satisfying as well as difficult, but definitely possible, psychotherapy of people with psychoses.

In May 2011 the Confederation of German-Speaking Psychotherapists of Psychosis (DDPP) was founded. This affiliation of psychiatrists, neurologists and psychotherapists is dedicated to the psychotherapeutic treatment of persons suffering from psychosis. It is open to anyone working in this area who has been psychotherapeutically qualified, including psychodynamic, behavioural, family-oriented and systemic forms of therapy. It is hoped that the interdisciplinary exchange of information among the various schools of psychotherapy will lead to a better understanding of the complex treatment of psychosis. Leading representatives of psychodynamics, cognitive behavioural therapy, neurobiology and trialogue contributed to laying out the present state of the art and the resulting consequences for treating persons afflicted by this illness.