Psychopathology I

Adult Psychotherapy Program- 1st Year
Second Trimester 09-10
M. Carmela Pérez, Ph.D.                                                                              

This course provides a foundation for the understanding of adult psychopathology from a psychodynamic perspective.  As such, it is divided in two parts.  The first part of the course focuses on basic psychodynamic concepts and the idea of unconscious conflict as a model for the formation of symptoms.  The second part of the course focuses on the psychodynamic understanding and treatment of specific clinical “Axis I” diagnoses. 

*Available on P.E.P. and will not be provided to you by the Institute.

Part I:  BACKGROUND AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES

Session 1       11/24             A Developmental View of Personality Organization
McWilliams, N. (1994).  Psychoanalytic Diagnosis. Chpt. 3, pp. 40-66.

Session 2       12/1                Neurosis, Psychosis, and Character Symptoms
MacKinnon, R.A., & Michaels, R.  (1971).  The Psychiatric Interview, Chpt 2, pp. 70-83.
Moore, B.E., & Fine, B.D. (1995).  Psychoanalysis-The Major Concepts, Chpt 15, pp. 186-195.

Session 3       12/8                Conflict and Defense
Moore, B.E., & Fine, B.D. (1995).  Psychoanalysis-The Major Concepts, Chpts 36 &37, pp. 477-493.

Session 4       12/15             Conflict and Defense- Continued
Blackman, J.S. (2004).  101 Defenses: How the Mind Shields Itself.  Introduction & Chpt. 1, pp. Xiii-11

Session 5       1/5                  Assessment of Psychopathology
Gabbard, G.O. (2005) Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Chpt. 3, pp.69-90.
McWilliams, N.  (1994).  Psychoanalytic Diagnosis.  Appendix, pp. 3349-3351.

Part II: CLINICAL SYNDROMES

Session 6       1/12                Schizophrenia
Gabbard, G.O. (2005).  Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Chpt. 7, pp. 181-206.

Additional (optional) Reading: *Karon, B.P. (2003).  The Tragedy of Schizophrenia without Psychotherapy.  Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 31, 89-118.

Session 7       1/19                Depression

Gabbard, G.O. (2005).  Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Chpt. 8, pp. 213-241.

Additional (optional) Reading: *Lazar, S.G.  (1997). The Effectiveness of Dynamic Psychotherapy for Depression.  Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 17S, 51-57.

Session 8       1/26                Anxiety
Gabbard, G.O. (2005).  Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Chpt. 9, pp. 249-282.

Additional (optional) Reading: *Gabbard, G.O. (2001).  Psychoanalytically Informed Approaches to the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 21, 208-221.

Session 9       2/2                  Trauma and Dissociation
Gabbard, G.O. (2005).  Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Chpt. 10, pp. 283-312.

Additional (optional) Reading: *Gabbard, G.O. (1997).  Challenges in the Analysis of Adult Patients with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse.  Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis, 5, 1-25.

Session 10     2/9                  Substance Abuse  
Gabbard, G.O. (2005).  Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Chpt. 12, pp. 345-356.

*Dodes, L.M. (2003).  Addiction and Psychoanalysis.  Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis, 11, 123-134.