急诊精神病学中的对象关系视角

The applications of psychoanalytic theory extend well beyond the therapy room, showing relevance across clinical settings, especially when considering the salience of object relations models and how they inform encounters. Such a lens can be applied to acute care, including in the psychiatric emergency room, where oftentimes patients can present with heightened affect and significant symptom burden, which can flood providers with a great amount of unmetabolized content. This is of particular note in patients with traumatic backgrounds, which can inform very hostile object relations templates.