Croatia: the development of a psychodynamic approach to the comprehensive treatment of persons with psychic disorders

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of psychodynamic treatments in Croatia, and the development of training programmes and professional bodies to facilitate this approach. The article is written in three parts, commencing with a historical overview. This is followed by a detailed description of the development of Group Analysis in Croatia. The paper concludes with a comprehensive report of the RIPEPP programme, a psychodynamic intervention for people experiencing psychosis and members of their families.

Keywords:

• Development of a psychodynamic approach in Croatia
• Group analysis/psychotherapy
• International School of Psychotherapy of Psychosis
• Psychodynamic approach to forensic psychiatry
• RIPEPP early intervention program in the first episode of psychotic disorder

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