From: "Feisty" <sunny@skytoday.com>
Subject: Induction of Psychosis in a Group Settnig
Organization: Tilton B. Sideways
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 06:37:47 GMT

1: Can J Psychiatry. 1979 Apr;24(3):237-41. Related Articles, Links

The induction of acute psychosis in a group setting.

Powell C.

The case histories of two patients are described, each of whom suffered a severe psychotic decompensation, one apparently schizophreniform and the other affective, after attending a seven day marathon group conducted by a charismatic, aggressive leader. The work of Yalom and Lieberman is reviewed, with regard to leader and participant characteristics in encounter group casualties.

Drawing upon the work of Bion and Kernberg, a specific means for the induction of psychosis is suggested, involving primitive splitting and the projection of "all bad" self-object constellations within a group setting.

PMID: 436094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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