The rehabilitation of psychoanalysis and the family in psychosis: recovering from blaming.

Psychoanalysis and its derivatives are clinical and research endeavours attempting to do just what the word implies – make a psychological analysis of a particular problem whether it be that of an individual, a group, a family or other context. There is currently a revival of interest in the psychology of psychosis and in the talking therapies in psychosis including the involvement of relevant family members in the overall treatment. It seems appropriate therefore to consider the ‘parent’ of the talking cures psychoanalysis and its relationship and relevance to work with families where there is a member with a psychotic vulnerability.