Effective Psychoanalytic Therapy of Schizophrenia and Other Severe Disorders

Dr. Bertram P. Karon demonstrates this psychoanalytic approach to treating clients who have severe mental disorders. This approach focuses on providing a strong, safe relationship in which to explore the symptoms and possible sources of the client's disorder. In this session, Dr. Karon works with a 29-year-old woman with a possible history of childhood sexual abuse who has lately been hearing voices and exhibiting paranoid behaviors.This video features a client portrayed by an actor on the basis of actual case material.