title: Psychotherapy in cases of brain damage: a possible mission.
abstract: We present here a psychodynamic model for treating brain-injured patients. In contrast to the common assumption that brain-injured patients remain in an emotional vacuum, our model uses dream material to enable a direct access to the psychic inner life of the patient. It thus refutes the view that these patients can only benefit from supportive psychotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Loewenstein Hospital, Raanana, Israel.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004325:Dreams; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012803:Sick Role