The development of psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in China

Varvin, Sverre; Gerlach, Alf

doi:10.4324/9780429478826-21

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Legacy Of the 'Great Leap Forward' In Neurasthenia1

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“…The Chinese Reform and Open Door Policy, which started in 1978, brought about dramatic political, social and cultural changes. Various schools of psychodynamic psychotherapy were introduced to the country from different parts of the world because of a public desire for everything psychological (Varvin and Gerlach, 2011). The few Chinese psy specialists who had had practical experience in psychotherapy were also in great demand.…”

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Neurasthenia, psy sciences and the ‘great leap forward’ in Maoist China

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2019

Hist Psychiatry

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The present study looks into the much-neglected history of neurasthenia in Maoist China in relation to the development of psy sciences. It begins with an examination of the various factors that transformed neurasthenia into a major health issue from the late 1950s to mid-1960s. It then investigates a distinctive culture of therapeutic experiment of neurasthenia during this period, with emphasis on the ways in which psy scientists and medical practitioners manoeuvred in a highly politicized environment. The study concludes with a discussion of the legacy of these neurasthenia studies – in particular, the experiment with the famous ‘speedy and synthetic therapy’ – and of the implications the present study may have for future historical study of psychiatry and science.

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Neurasthenia, psy sciences and the ‘great leap forward’ in Maoist China

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2019

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