Ross Lynda R
Centre for Work and Community Studies, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2006 Jun;27(5):475-97. doi: 10.1080/01612840600599986.
Emmy Gut was a psychotherapist who developed, in her later years, a unique theory distinguishing between "productive" and "unproductive" depression. Dr. John Bowlby was a leading psychoanalyst famous for his work on attachment theory. After the death of her second husband, Emmy contacted John because his work on mourning and grief spoke to her own depressed state. Although her views of the world and of her relationship with John were clearly coloured by bouts of depression, she was profoundly influenced by her personal, therapeutic, and intellectual involvement with him. Evidence of his influence is seen in the volumes of correspondence flowing between them beginning in 1971 and continuing until John's death in 1990. During that time, Emmy wrote more than 100-some very lengthy-letters to John. Much of her correspondence was devoted to discussions about their often ambiguous and conflicted therapeutic relationship. Through an analysis of attachment theory and the nature of the client-therapist alliance, this paper offers insights into the effects that imbalances in power, expectations, and shifting needs can play in the recovery process.
埃米·古特是一位心理治疗师，她在晚年提出了一种独特的理论，区分“有建设性的”和“无建设性的”抑郁症。约翰·鲍尔比博士是一位杰出的精神分析学家，以其依恋理论的研究而闻名。在她的第二任丈夫去世后，埃米联系了约翰，因为他关于哀悼和悲伤的研究与她自己的抑郁状态相关。尽管她对世界以及她与约翰关系的看法显然受到抑郁症发作的影响，但她与他的个人交往、治疗经历以及学术交流对她产生了深远影响。从1971年开始直至1990年约翰去世，他们之间大量的信件往来便是他影响力的证明。在此期间，埃米给约翰写了100多封——其中很多都非常长——信件。她的大部分信件都致力于讨论他们常常模糊且充满冲突的治疗关系。通过对依恋理论以及客户与治疗师联盟性质的分析，本文深入探讨了权力失衡、期望和需求变化在康复过程中可能产生的影响。
