A contribuição winnicottiana para a teoria e a clínica da depressão

Ariadne Alvarenga de Rezende Engelberg de Moraes

The aim of this study was to reconstruct and analyze D.W. Winnicott s depression theory, outlining its relevance as a theory applicable to the diagnosis and treatment of that illness, as it is presented in contemporary psychoanalytical clinic. Said objective was pursued based on the observation of a growing number of depression cases in psychology clinic, on the spotting of the impasse involving the depression clinic related to its etiology, and on the questioning of the clinical applicability of Freudian-based psychoanalytical theories. To that effect I have both analyzed Freud s theory of depression, outlining the difficulties he encountered, and shown how Winnicott treated such limitations while building his theory. This discussion was entertained under the proposition that the changes introduced by Winnicott into the psychoanalytical theory constitute a paradigmatic change. This having been established, I have systematized the Winnicottian Theory of Personal Maturation, taking as reference point the conquest of one s capacity to go into depression. From this study, one may conclude that depression is a relational illness associated with problems deriving from guilt and destructiveness, the diagnosis of which needs to be made in light of the personal maturation line, as a form to characterize the illness in accordance with environmental failures, observe organized defenses, and establish the form of treatment. All such elements have permitted me to conclude that the Winnicottian Theory of Depression brings subsidies for clinicians acting in the field to comprehend the different forms by which depression is manifested, and for them to discern the need to provide assistance in conjunction with psychiatry and other areas of medicine

A contribuição winnicottiana para a teoria e a clínica da depressão

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