title: [Various forms of dialogue. Not every dialogue is psychotherapy].
abstract: This paper outlines five different forms of dialogue, which are often confused: A conversation is a conventional and not formalized dialogue between two persons on equal terms, both talking and listening to each other. An interview is a formalized (perhaps schematic) exploration with the specific aim of assessing the interviewee. A counselling and/or a consultation does not interfere with the traditional doctor-patient relationship. Counselling can be an independent profession focusing on delimited problem areas. Psychotherapy is- or should be-qualified, specific and systematic, i.e. the application of a psychological theory with the specific aim of treating a psychological disorder/disease. The therapist is in a well-defined professional role. The dialogue is subject to the primary therapeutic goal. Psychoanalysis is research of the unconscious in particular, as well as a special kind of psychological treatment. The dialogue is specifically accommodated to the psychoanalytic process.
authors.affiliation: Psykiatrisk afdeling P, psykoterapeutisk klinik, Amtssygehuseti Glostrup.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Paikin
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012017:Referral and Consultation