Working through multiple crises: the experience of psychotherapists and psychoanalysts in Lebanon.

Autor: Nassif RM; University Sorbonne Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, 93430, France. romynassif@gmail.com.; UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, University of Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, 94807, France. romynassif@gmail.com., Husseini ME; UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, University of Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, 94807, France.; University of Picardie Jules Verne CHSSC EA 4289, Amiens, France., Beaini N; Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon., Choueiri T; Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon., Tarazi-Sahab L; UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, University of Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, 94807, France.; Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon., Moro MR; UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, University of Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, 94807, France.; APHP, Hôpital Cochin, Maison de Solenn, Paris, 75014, France.; University of Paris Cite, PCPP, Boulogne-Billancourt, 92100, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC psychology [BMC Psychol] 2024 May 28; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 303. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 28.
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01810-w
Abstrakt: Introduction: This research explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychotherapists' practices and their ability to maintain a framework despite a shared reality with their patients. The specific focus in this article is on the Lebanese context, which is characterized by a series of crises including economic collapse, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Beirut blast. The objective of this study was to examine how the destabilization of the meta-frame due to crises necessitates adaptations in theoretical knowledge, practice, and setting.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative study among a population consisting of mental health professionals, which were recruited in Lebanon through associations and societies of psychologists, psychotherapists, and psychoanalysts. Data was collected using semi-structured individual interviews. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), which allowed for a dynamic exploration of the participants' experiences.
Results: Our study revealed four superordinate themes: (1) The strained frontiers; (2) The cumulative traumatic reality and its impact; (3) A challenged professional identity; (4) The creativity stemming from collective trauma.
Conclusions: Our results highlight the insecurity caused by external reality infiltrating the therapeutic setting. Online therapy allowed for continued work, but uncertainty about the online environment's impact on therapeutic relationships was observed. The study underscores the importance of adaptability, containment, and support for therapists navigating crises, particularly in the online setting.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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