TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Suicide risk in the detachment from reality: failures in the quest for love that saves
JO  - Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
A1  - Pompili, M.
SP  - 301
EP  - 314
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
N2  - Suicide is among the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for almost one million annual deaths globally. The author presents an exploration into the suicidal mind using Freud's cathexis and decathexis theory. This model describes the patient's withdrawal from reality and the need to gratify libidinal and aggressive drives in the internal world. Theories and beliefs of other authors are used to introduce the importance of early disturbed relationships with parental figures. Working with the particular subtype of suicidal patient described in this essay may be a challenge for clinicians. A psychodynamic approach may help in the understanding of the patient's complex and private world of psychological pain. If unresolved, the patient's conflicts may precipitate suicide. © 2018, © 2018 The Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the NHS.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0266-8734
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02668734.2018.1495662
ID  - ref1
ER  -