Citation

Levin CB. Psychoanal. Self Context 2020; 15(4): 404-411.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/24720038.2020.1817460

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This discussion of Laura D'Angelo's moving paper "Gasping for Air: Working with a Suicidal Patient" contextualizes the complex relational enactment D'Angelo and her patient Zoe cocreate. After considering the complex issue of suicide through the lens of Richard Heckler's work and my clinical experience, I expand on the theories of Anna Ornstein and Marion Tolpin, which D'Angelo considers, by visiting the theories of Amanda Kottler, Koichi Togashi, Jody Davies and Mary Gail Frawley, and Hilary Maddux. Through her courgeous personal work, D'Angelo finds the bearings she lost with her patient. It is a gift that she and Zoe found each other. © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; complex dynamic systems theory; enactment; the psychology of being human; trailing and forward edge; twinship selfobject transference