Psychiatric emergency: between outer and inner world
Colombo, G.
Minerva Psichiatrica 34(3): 147-151
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0374-9320 PMID: 8302187 Document Number: 419896
After a brief premise on social change factors of our contemporary society and on their impact on the affections and relationships of individuals, psychiatric emergency is considered as it relates to institutional response. "Maternal" and "paternal" roles of the hospital as it assists those who request help and some defensive modalities for decompensated patients are proposed. The article ends by hoping for a greater readiness to listen: this approach would favour the capacity of the mind to avoid defensive acting-out.