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Psychological aspects of disorders of the eye

A pilot research project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Alexis Brook  and
Peter Fenton
Alexis Brook*
Affiliation:
Tavistock Clinic, London NW3
Peter Fenton
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
*
∗3, Eton College Road, London NW3 2BS
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This paper gives an overview of the first year of a project in which a psychoanalytic psychotherapist worked with the staff of the ophthalmic department of a general hospital to study some psychological aspects of disorders of the eye. The purpose was to see whether semi-structured interviews based on psychoanalytic insights could increase our understanding of the disorder and, if so, how this understanding might be used to help the patient.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 135 - 137
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

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