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Alessandra Lemma
Researcher at Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Publications - 50
Citations - 1400
Alessandra Lemma is an academic researcher from Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychoanalytic theory & Psychodynamic psychotherapy. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 49 publications receiving 1225 citations.
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Introduction to the Practice of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
TL;DR: In this article, an overview of the Schools of Psychoanalysis: Theory and Practice is presented, including the Analytic Frame, Analytic Attitude, Transference and Countertransference, Unconscious Communication and Working with Endings.
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A mentalization-based approach to the understanding and treatment of functional somatic disorders
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a contemporary psychodynamic perspective on the conceptualization and treatment of patients with functional somatic disorders rooted in attachment and mentalization theory, and highlight research findings concerning the high interpersonal and metabolic costs associated with the use of insecure secondary attachment strategies.
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The development of a brief psychodynamic protocol for depression: Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)
TL;DR: The Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) as discussed by the authors is based on a distillation of the evidence-based brief psychoanalytic/psychodynamic treatments pooled together from manualized approaches.
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Under the Skin: A Psychoanalytic Study of Body Modification
TL;DR: In this paper, psychoanalyst Alessandra Lemma draws on her work in the consulting room, as well as films, fiction, art and clinical research, to suggest that the motivation for extensively modifying the surface of the body, and being excessively preoccupied with its appearance, comes from the person's internal world - under their skin.