The german specimen case Amália X

empirical studies

Authors

  • Horst Kächele Universidade de Ulm
  • Cornelia Albani Universidade de Leipzig
  • Anna Buchheim Universidade de Ulm
  • Michael Hölzer Universidade de Ulm
  • Roderich Hohage Universidade de Ulm
  • Juan Pablo Jiménez Universidade do Chile
  • Marianne Leuzinger-Bohlebe Instituto Sigmund Freud de Frankfurt
  • Erhard Mergenthaler Universidade de Ulm
  • Lisbeth Neudert-Dreyer
  • Helmut Thomä

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60106/rsbppa.v10i2.292

Keywords:

Research, Psychoanalytic process, Empiricism

Abstract

The paper provides a perspective on how psychoanalytic process research can be implemented. This paper sets out to detail the Ulm process research model and summarizes the manifold empirical studies that were performed on a completely tape recorded psychoanalysis. The studies demonstrate the many modalities empirical process research that are available to objectify study process and outcome phenomena. 

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Author Biographies

Horst Kächele, Universidade de Ulm

Psicanalista. Catedrático, Diretor do Departamento de Medicina Psicossomática da Universidade de Ulm.

Cornelia Albani, Universidade de Leipzig

Professora Associada do Departamento de Medicina Psicossomática da Universidade de Leipzig.

Anna Buchheim, Universidade de Ulm

Livre Docente do Departamento de Medicina Psicossomática da Universidade de Ulm.

Michael Hölzer, Universidade de Ulm

Livre Docente do Departamento de Medicina Psicossomática da Universidade de Ulm.

Roderich Hohage, Universidade de Ulm

Livre Docente do Departamento de Medicina Psicossomática da Universidade de Ulm.

Juan Pablo Jiménez, Universidade do Chile

Catedrático, Diretor do Departamento de Psiquiatria da Universidade do Chile.

Marianne Leuzinger-Bohlebe, Instituto Sigmund Freud de Frankfurt

Diretora do Instituto Sigmund Freud de Frankfurt.

Erhard Mergenthaler, Universidade de Ulm

Diretor do setor de Informática no Departamento de Psicoterapia de Medicina Psicossomática da Universidade de Ulm.

Lisbeth Neudert-Dreyer

Psicanalista. Consultório particular em Ulm.

Helmut Thomä

Ex-Catedrático do Departamento de Medicina Psicossomática da Universidade de Ulm.

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Published

2008-12-12

How to Cite

Kächele, H., Albani, C., Buchheim, A., Hölzer, M., Hohage, R., Jiménez, J. P., Leuzinger-Bohlebe, M., Mergenthaler, E., Neudert-Dreyer, L., & Thomä, H. (2008). The german specimen case Amália X: empirical studies. Psicanálise - Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Psicanálise De Porto Alegre, 10(2), 327–356. https://doi.org/10.60106/rsbppa.v10i2.292

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