Exile as a dissociative state: When a self is “lost in transit”.

Harlem, Andrew

doi:10.1037/a0020755

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“…In the psychoanalytic literature on migration (Grinberg & Grinberg, ; Akhtar, ; Harlem, ), sadness is an emotion that one would expect. The findings of my research and Yasmine's case suggest that there are deep wounds borne through concrete losses of ‘country, liberty, an ideal and so on’ (Freud, , p. 252).…”

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Encapsulated Sadness: Iranian Migrants and Exiles in London

Sekechi¹

2020

Brit J Psychotherapy

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This paper is about the experiences of migration of middle class Iranians living in London, with focus on the psychosocial experiences of one woman. Her story is representative of the stories of Iranians who 'make it' in exile. There is scant study of the lives of middle class Iranian migrants; I carried out research to contribute to the wider literature on migration and to address this gap. The paper is based on the empirical findings of a PhD study which drew on two strands of psychosocial methodology, BNIM (biographical narrative interview method) and FANI (free association narrative interview) to collect data. Ten Iranian men and women living in London were selected through 'purposive sampling' and a 'snowballing process' and each individual was interviewed twice. Examination of the data draws on psychoanalytic, sociological and psychosocial theories to gain insight into experiences of loss and the relationship between loss and sadness expressed in their stories. Common to all of the interviewees was a core sense of loss. This was mostly linked to losses of work, professional status, family attachments and complexities of cultural belonging and dislocation. The findings suggest that this sadness is of an encapsulated nature that cannot be worked through.

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Encapsulated Sadness: Iranian Migrants and Exiles in London

Sekechi¹

2020

Brit J Psychotherapy

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“…The clinical works, psychoanalytic and systemic studies, carried out case studies (Ferreira, 2015;Harlem, 2010;Indursky & Conte, 2015;Tummala-Narra, 2014;Walsh & Shulman, 2007) and emphasized cultural and family transmission (Daure, Reyverand-Coulon, & Forzan, 2014).…”

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“…Articles based on psychoanalytic theories have generally addressed the complexity of identity processes (Ferreira, 2015;Harlem, 2010;Tummala-Narra, 2014), which may lead to psychic suffering (mourning, e.g. Walsh & Shulman, 2007).…”

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Psychology of Forced Displacement and Migration: A systematic review of the scientific literature

Silva

Bucher-Maluschke

2018

Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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Forced displacement is a research field in specific social and cultural contexts. This systematic review aims to identify, describe and analyze the research in Psychology of Forced Displacement and Migration published between 2006 and 2016. The databases selected were PsycINFO, Lilacs and SciELO following the criteria of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, 2009. Content and methodology were assessed by Critical Appraisal Skill Programme. A total of 34 out of 491 articles fulfilled the eligibility criteria and were categorized in a framework that summarizes the main research questions and methodologies, including authors, research questions, units of analysis, dominant theories, and hypotheses. In conclusion, the framework helped to comprehend the general aspects of the existing research and pointed out interdisciplinary tendencies in the studies on this phenomenon.

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“…These issues however were of interest within the relational and intersubjective analysis long before that, over 20 years ago. American analysts, such as Akhtar (), Harlem () and Bromberg (), have used their own experiences as immigrants to illuminate work with their patients. I have found their work helpful in the process of working with my own patients from different cultures, who, like me, relocated to the UK for a variety of reasons.…”

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Migration as an Unconscious Search for Identity: Some Reflections on Language, Difference and Belonging

Czubinska¹

2017

Brit J Psychotherapy

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The author addresses some issues regarding patients who relocate and who struggle with adaptation to a new reality. She argues that emigration is a complex psychological phenomenon that requires a therapist to pay special attention to the issue of language, difference and identity, and suggests that the issues of different culture and language in analytic psychotherapy need to be considered as part of a wider cultural context to which we all belong, rather than a specialized area of interest. The paper illustrates, through the clinical example of an East European male patient, that the psychic work of emigration can be understood as a process of integrating splits between pre-and post-migration selves. The author concludes that the analyst needs to let herself be involved as a 'real person' to reach the non-interpretative aspects of the patient's psyche through a mutuality of shared experience to promote a change.

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Exile as a dissociative state: When a self is “lost in transit”.

Cited by 33 publications

References 24 publications

Encapsulated Sadness: Iranian Migrants and Exiles in London

Encapsulated Sadness: Iranian Migrants and Exiles in London

Psychology of Forced Displacement and Migration: A systematic review of the scientific literature

Migration as an Unconscious Search for Identity: Some Reflections on Language, Difference and Belonging

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