title: Psychodynamic aspects of psychopharmacology.
abstract: This paper presents a framework for understanding the psychodynamic issues pertaining to psychopharmacology. It examines the treatment situation from three perspectives: the self-in-relation-to-others, the patient-prescriber relationship, and cultural attitudes. It discusses psychodynamic factors involved in clinical improvement and deterioration. The relevance of these issues is discussed and contrasted with the biomedical model of mental illness. It concludes by advocating the mindfulness of psychodynamic factors and the maintenance of dialectics in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Outpatient Department, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. thomas.creativepulse@gmail.com
authors.forename: Thomas Cheuk Wing
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001244:Association; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D003379:Countertransference; D004345:Drug Industry; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D015990:Placebo Effect; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012945:Social Values; D013561:Symbolism; D014167:Transference, Psychology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs