title: On the use of dreams as a means of diagnosis of brain-injured patients.
abstract: In our psychotherapeutic work with brain injured patients it has become apparent that there exists a divergence between the two modes of expression with which the patient reflects his inner truth. In contrast to the patient's conscious self-perception, which is usually distorted by his cognitive deficits and by his defense mechanisms, the dream--the unconscious, uncovers another reality. The present paper cites a repeated pattern of initial dreams and an attempt is made to understand its diagnostic and prognostic meaning.
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004325:Dreams; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis