Some concepts from René Kaës’s theory applied to couple and family psychoanalysis

Journal title INTERAZIONI
Author/s Christiane Joubert
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/1
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 206-218 File size 81 KB
DOI 10.3280/INT2026-001012
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René Kaës was a pioneer and a great theorist of group psychoanalysis, and he contributed to the development of family and couple psychoanalysis. We will explore his key concepts that are useful in the conceptualization of couple and family psychoanalysis. A clinical case demonstrate how some of theseconcepts are applied in a family psychoanalytic treatment.

Keywords: unconscious alliances, the group psychic apparatus, the family psychic apparatus, the family dream holding, links, denial pacts, the polyphony of dreams.

Christiane Joubert, Alcuni concetti della teoria di René Kaës applicati alla psicoanalisi di coppia e famiglia in "INTERAZIONI" 1/2026, pp 206-218, DOI: 10.3280/INT2026-001012