Person-Centered Psychiatry as Dialogical Psychiatry: The Significance of the Therapeutic Stance.
Psychopathology
; 55(1): 1-9, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
In this article, we present holistic and person-centered perspectives in psychiatry, with the aim of better understanding what a focus on personhood might really mean and what clinical implications it might have. We first introduce classical and philosophical concepts of personhood, in order to then outline person-centered approaches in psychiatry, which mainly focus on the person of the patient. We then argue that, for it to really be person-centered, psychiatry must necessarily also focus on the person of professionals. We thus explore the notion of stance, as the expression of the therapist's personhood. By unpacking the effects that a professional's stance can have on patients, we finally turn to a consideration of the interpersonal sphere. More specifically, we propose clinical considerations on a therapeutic stance that strives to support and to help the person of the patient unfold. Such a stance must - we argue - necessarily be a dialogical one. Drawing on these considerations, we thus claim that a truly person-centered approach in psychiatry must necessarily and automatically be interperson-centered and dialogical. In the concluding remarks, we finally discuss broader societal implications and outline future research perspectives.
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2022
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