Aggression, Grief, and Conflict in a Patient with Psychosis: An Integration of Psychodynamic and Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Shea, Munyi; Goisman, Robert M.; Greenberg, Ramon
- Source
- Harvard Review of Psychiatry. Apr2010, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p195-205. 11p.
- Subject
- *CASE studies
*PEOPLE with paranoid schizophrenia
*MENTAL illness
*PSYCHOTHERAPY
*QUALITATIVE research
- Language
- ISSN
- 1067-3229
The article presents a case study of a 56 year old single, heterosexual Caucasian male suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. As reported, he is currently receiving individual psychotherapy and psychopharmacology at a community mental health center. Though his school life was the best part of his life his social experience with his family and peers was not fulfilling. Several social interactions from his childhood are also discussed where he felt very angry and upset.