Abstract

BARBEIRO, Felipe de Souza  and  BARRETO TAVARES DOS REIS, Maria Elizabeth. Information and Communication Technologies in the Psychoanalytic Clinic: Challenges. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2022, vol.40, n.3, 8.  Epub July 05, 2023. ISSN 1794-4724.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.9121.

Technological progress has modified the interactions between individuals. Psychoanalysis, as a method of investigating mental processes, safeguards theoretical and technical assumptions while considering the social changes of each era. The present study aimed to investigate the possible implications of the use of digital media, such as cellphones and apps, such as WhatsApp and Skype, in the transference relation between patient and psychoanalyst. Thus, the objective was to investigate how information and communication technologies are perceived and used by professionals in the context of the psychoanalytic clinic previous to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was conducted using the clinical-qualitative method. The data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. Eight Brazilian psychoanalysts participated, who were interviewed based on a semi-directed script from 2018 to 2019. The results showed that technologies entered the clinics, becoming part of the analytical work. The interviewed professionals expressed opposition to the new devices in the practice of the psychoanalytic clinic, highlighting differences between face-to-face and virtual contacts. However, they considered that the transferential relation, fundamental for psychoanalytic work, remains regardless of whether the setting is face-to-face or digital. Finally, there was a certain flexibility in the use of information and communication technologies with patients in emergency situations, enabling the reflection on the impact of the pandemic on how attendance is practiced in the psychoanalytic clinic.

Keywords : Psychoanalytic clinic; information and communication technologies; setting; transference; digital media.

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