Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Muslims in Switzerland

Authors

  • Katrin Hartmann

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30820/1664-9583-2019-1-23

Keywords:

Psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Muslims, Islam, migration, psychoanalytic case vignettes, Switzerland

Abstract

In the past, psychoanalysis was only able to gain a marginal foothold as a treatment method in Islamic societies. This marginal position is justified by the fact that Islam and psychoanalysis are in conflict with each other. Muslims would not be able to benefit from the psychoanalytic treatment approach because of their religion in the context of a society structured according to Islamic normativities. For Muslims in Switzerland, however, the initial situation is different. As an example, three treatment vignettes of Muslim migrants demonstrate that they can benefit from psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The article describes the course of psychotherapy, including the interactions between psychopathological complaints, inner-psychological conflicts and external situations in the context of individual Muslim religiosity.

Author Biography

Katrin Hartmann

Katrin Hartmann, Dr. sc. soc., MSc, lic. phil. I, Psychoanalytische Psychotherapeutin und Soziologin, ist psychotherapeutisch im interdisziplinären Zentrum für psychische Gesundheit Sollievo sowie in eigener Praxis in Bern tätig. Sie ist Mitglied der Wissenschaftskommission der ASP und dissertierte an der Université de Genève über die Psychoanalyse im Libanon.

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Published

2019-04-01

How to Cite

Hartmann, K. (2019). Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Muslims in Switzerland. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 9(1), 23–37. https://doi.org/10.30820/1664-9583-2019-1-23

Issue

No. 1 (2019): Kultur, Religion und Psychotherapie

Section

Titelthema: Kultur, Religion und Psychotherapie

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