How do interpersonal representations and relations evolve during a stay in a drug free therapeutic community? A systematic single case study of a person suffering from severe addiction Universiteit Gent
Aim: From a psychodynamic perspective, people suffering from addiction are characterized by a bland way of using language reflecting both their withdrawal from interpersonal relations and their poor mentalization ability. Therefore, ambulatory psychotherapy has shown low levels of effectiveness for this population. In contrast, outcome studies in drug free Therapeutic Communities (TCU+2019s) have proven to be effective in providing a drug free ...