Why bother with god?
Pamela J Holliman
The journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry 2009 DOI: 10.1521/jaap.2009.37.1.59 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A psychotherapy patient for whom religious experience, especially her image of God, was central to treatment |
| Duration | Long-term psychotherapy |
| Key findings | The paper offers a psychodynamic account of a long-term psychotherapy in which the patient's image of God was central, exploring how that image shaped the therapeutic relationship and the patient's growth. |
Abstract
An account is offered of a longterm psychotherapy with a patient for whom religious experience, especially her image of God, was central in the work of the therapy. The patient's image of God is explored psychodynamically in order to discern the impact this image had on the therapeutic relationship as well as the patient's growth.