[Psychotic experiences in a transcultural context - case report analysis on the importance of the second language for the therapeutic process].
The use of the second language among migrants can lead to a separation of affect and content of speech, which can be used in therapy when touching upon emotionally strenuous events. On the basis of 3 case reports of migrants of Turkish origin with a psychotic disorder, the importance of the second language when used by a native speaking therapists is analyzed. This can lead to the establishment of a therapeutic alliance, even though emotionally central themes are avoided in the process.
Yagdiran
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Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf. yagdiran@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Haasen
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Krausz
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D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004644:Emotions; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology