@article{ref1,
title="Tradition, psychoanalysis and the therapeutic community",
journal="British journal of psychotherapy",
year="2011",
author="Gale, John and Sanchez, Beatriz",
volume="27",
number="2",
pages="175-192",
abstract="This paper addresses fundamental aspects of the notion of tradition in order to try to understand the foundations of the therapeutic community by drawing on the philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer and the psychoanalytic thought of Jacques Lacan. The authors argue that, although a Kleinian reading of the therapeutic community has been dominant, a hermeneutic approach can enrich our understanding through its emphasis on language, community and dwelling. This leads to a discussion ? with the use of case examples drawn from the authors' work in therapeutic communities for the severely mentally ill ? of memory, community and remembering, full speech, and the intersubjective nature of being (Heidegger's Mitsein) which situates us not just within tradition but within a specific set of traditions.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0265-9883",
doi="10.1111/j.1752-0118.2011.01231.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0118.2011.01231.x"
}