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In spite of the efficacy of the psychodynamic psychotherapies, the number of young psychiatric residents interested in psychodynamic therapies is decreasing. Our psychoanalytical group, Genden (Genève—Denver), explored the possible reasons for psychiatric residents’ hesitation to get psychoanalytic training. Five psychoanalytical psychotherapists met weekly for a year in order to debate that question, focusing on personal feedbacks from all of our 100 residents in psychiatry working with us for at least 4 years. Following the residents’ responses, our focus group proposed ten commonsense feedbacks for psychoanalysts regarding stimulating young psychiatric residents’ interest in psychoanalytic approaches.
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1M.D., University Geneva Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland; Director International Mental Health SA, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado.
2M.D., Medical Director, Hospital Prangins, Route de Benex—1197 Prangins.
3M.Sc., Department & Institute of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
4M.D., INSERM, CIC 9302 Toulouse, CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan; Laboratoire du Stress et du Trauma, JE2511, CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Casselardit.
5M.Sc., University Geneva Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
6M.D., University Geneva Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
7University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
8M.D., University Geneva Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
9M.D., President of European Federation of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytical School of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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Damsa, C., Bryois, C., Morelli, D. et al. Are Psychiatric Residents Still Interested in Psychoanalysis? A Brief Report. Am J Psychoanal 70, 386–391 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1057/ajp.2010.30
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