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The problems of rehabilitation (psychiatry)
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Andrew T. Austin
Oct 30, 2020, 4:41:01 AM10/30/20
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The biggest difficulty with the concept of “rehabilitation” in psychiatry is the inbuilt paradox of “helping someone to become independent”. This is similar to the “be spontaneous” paradox described by Watzlawick where the command itself paralyses any compliant response that the individual might offer.
This paralysis of response will be familiar to many “schizophrenics” who have found themselves repeatedly caught in the Batesonian “double bind” where the individual is caught in a lose-lose situation.
The process of the double bind was beautifully illustrated for me whilst listening to the stories of bullied children. I was curious ....
The biggest difficulty with the concept of “rehabilitation” in psychiatry is the inbuilt paradox of “helping someone to become independent”. This is similar to the “be spontaneous” paradox described by Watzlawick where the command itself paralyses any compliant response that the individual might offer.
This paralysis of response will be familiar to many “schizophrenics” who have found themselves repeatedly caught in the Batesonian “double bind” where the individual is caught in a lose-lose situation.
The process of the double bind was beautifully illustrated for me whilst listening to the stories of bullied children. I was curious ....
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