Abstract:
It is often observed in clinical care of neurological patients with cognitive sequelae the occurrence of a psychopathological condition whose traits are similar to Freud’s melancholic model. Based on the analysis of neurological cases included in a research in psychoanalysis, we intend to develop a comparative analysis of the mourning process in neurological patients, due to perception of their cognitive sequelae, and melancholic organizations. The nostalgic sentiment and the loss experience related to the ideal instances are some of the aspects analyzed.
Keywords:
neurological illness; mourning; melancholy; psychoanalysis