Evans A L
St. Paul's College, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Crisis. 1990 May;11(1):12-9.
Oneirology, the study and interpretation of dream content, has been part of human experience throughout recorded history. In modern times, the interpretation of dreams has been used as a tool in the practice of psychotherapy for the purpose of developing insight into the individual's intrapsychic and interpersonal relationships. Ringel, Jung, and others have noted that the content of dreams may be used to assess the individual's state of mind with regard to suicidal intent. Litman has noted the difference between dreams related to suicide and dreams expressing the presence of a clinical depression. Death dreams of the elderly may be considered expressions of depressive symptoms, although this conclusion should be approached with caution. Taylor, Sanford, and others have noted that death dreams generally may be considered as the need for transformation within the individual's personality. The author's impressions taken from clinical experience as well as his experience in teaching university-level courses both in dream interpretation and suicidology are also included in this paper.
梦学，即对梦的内容进行研究与阐释，在有文字记载的历史中一直是人类经验的一部分。在现代，梦的解析已被用作心理治疗实践中的一种工具，目的是深入了解个体的内心世界和人际关系。林格尔、荣格等人指出，梦的内容可用于评估个体关于自杀意图的心理状态。利特曼指出了与自杀相关的梦和表达临床抑郁症存在的梦之间的差异。老年人的死亡之梦可能被视为抑郁症状的表现，不过得出这一结论时应谨慎。泰勒、桑福德等人指出，一般来说，死亡之梦可被视为个体人格转变的需求。本文还包含了作者从临床经验以及在大学层面教授梦的解析和自杀学课程的经验中获得的见解。
