Clinical, scientific and stakeholders’ caring about identity perturbations  

作　　者：Henriette Löffler-Stastka 

机构地区：[1]Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy,Medical University Vienna,Vienna 1090,Austria

出　　处：《World Journal of Psychiatry》2024年第10期1422-1428,共7页世界精神病学杂志（英文）

摘　　要：In this editorial we comment on the article by Zhang et al published in the recent issue of the World Journal of Psychiatry.We focus on identity diffusion,identity perturbations,their origin and developmental pathways.This is an upcoming problem in the society as not only school children are affected.Adolescents and young people suffer from uncertainty in gender identity,in self-image,migration effects due to chronic crises caused by war,pandemic disruptions or climate change.We show how such chronic uncertainty can be cared for,treated,and contained.The key is affective holding,reflection and to provide adequate affective mentalizing in a close concomitant way.These key features also depend on ambient conditions,such as psychotherapeutic care.In a qualitative interview study carried out in a cyclical research design with a comparative analysis on the basis of thematic coding using Grounded Theory Methodology we found institu-tionalized defenses in health policies.Professionals request better training and adequat academic knowledge as well as research into unresolved areas for improvement of the ambient conditions for adequat development of the self.Practice points for further clinical and scientific development are given and discussed.

关 键 词：Identity diffusion Trauma DISSOCIATION Ambient conditions Environment containment Mentalized affectivity 

分 类 号：R749[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]