Cognitive analytic therapy: a sympathetic critique

Fozooni, Babak

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“…Reich's therapeutic strategy would involve weakening Amir's “character armour”, including the defences he has inherited from family, Mosque and society, in order to increase his self‐assertiveness (Ollman, ). Reich would supplement the therapeutic aspect of the treatment with an educational programme (Fozooni, ), during which Amir's fear of intercourse would be tackled.…”

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Sexual Dysfunction(s) in Iran: Imaginary Encounters with Otto Gross and Wilhelm Reich

Fozooni

2014

Psychotherapy and Politics International

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The article has two distinct but related aims. In the first part, I draw on previous research on Iranian sexual therapy, transgender studies, queer theory, psychoanalytic research and sexual economy to construct two clients. The first client is the subject of a Grossian, the second a Reichian, analysis. The symptoms were chosen to bring out the salient features of Gross and Reich's work, and to convey something of the complex psychological conflicts experienced by contemporary Iranians. In the second part of the article, I critique the limitations of Gross and Reich, while retaining those elements of their work still relevant to sexual emancipation.

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Sexual Dysfunction(s) in Iran: Imaginary Encounters with Otto Gross and Wilhelm Reich

Fozooni

2014

Psychotherapy and Politics International

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“…Despite the breadth of its appeal, a common criticism levelled at CAT is that the speed of theory has far outpaced the empirical validation of the approach (Fozonni, 2010; Llewelyn, 2003). CAT has attained a certain level of empirical and clinical acceptance regarding its application with personality disorders (Ryle, 2004; Ryle et al ., 2014).…”

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An exploration of group cognitive analytic therapy for anxiety and depression

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Objectives Cognitive analytic therapy has been shown to be an effective psychological treatment for a range of differing presentations but little research to date has focused on the use of Group CAT (GCAT). The aim of this study was to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of GCAT for clients with mood and anxiety disorders in primary care. Design This study utilized a mixed method design. Method A 12‐session GCAT programme was developed covering key CAT concepts. The structure reflected the three phases of CAT – reformulation, recognition, and revision. Participants completed outcome measures pre‐ and post‐treatment and at 3‐month follow‐up. Acceptability was reported using session attendance and participant feedback in addition to asking clients to rank the utility of CAT treatment components. A therapist interview was also completed. Results Fifty‐five per cent of clients completed the treatment, and feedback suggests that GCAT is an acceptable and feasible intervention for a primary care population. Clients also reported on the utility of specific CAT treatment components. Clients demonstrated positive change on a number of outcome measures. Conclusions Group cognitive analytic therapy shows promise as an acceptable and feasible treatment for clients with mood and anxiety disorders presenting to primary care services. Further larger and more controlled studies are indicated. Practitioner points The study supports the idea that GCAT is an acceptable and feasible treatment for clients with mood and anxiety disorders in a primary care setting. Clients indicated the utility of various aspects of GCAT The study provides tentative evidence for the effectiveness of GCAT in ameliorating symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression in primary care.

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“…The connection between the perspectives was where this article could have begun and that would have been a more ostensibly consensual and constructive place to start (Fozooni, 2010). The concern of psychologists who wish to bring a social justice dimension into their work is quite understandably often geared to what proponents of different approaches have in common as a starting point and with how it might be possible to build an inclusive general approach in which we could all work.…”

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Madness and justice.

Parker¹

2014

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

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This article makes the case for "social justice" in relation to the conceptions of "madness" that currently operate in mental health practice. The argument proceeds in eight steps which challenge dominant views of "madness" in the discipline of psychology. Each of these eight steps is linked to the question of social justice. The first step concerns the irresolvable differences between "models" of madness, with a focus here on four mainstream models: the psychiatric medical model, psychoanalytic conceptions of "psychosis," systemic interventions into family systems, and cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches. The second step concerns the differences internal to each of these models. In the third step I identify a fifth "model" which is usually occluded in psychological debate, the model madness elaborates of itself. The article then turns to the social conditions that structure different models of madness. Step four of the argument is to emphasize the way that models of madness are embedded in structures of power and point five steps back to the historical separation of reason from unreason as condition of possibility for "madness" as such to be configured as object of psychology.Step six is concerned with the "madness" of contemporary social reality, and step seven with the way that this socially structured madness informs clinical practice. The eighth step is to draw attention to already-existing alternative social practices; social justice in action organized by and for the mental health system user and survivor movements.

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Cognitive analytic therapy: a sympathetic critique

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

Sexual Dysfunction(s) in Iran: Imaginary Encounters with Otto Gross and Wilhelm Reich

Sexual Dysfunction(s) in Iran: Imaginary Encounters with Otto Gross and Wilhelm Reich

An exploration of group cognitive analytic therapy for anxiety and depression

Madness and justice.

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