Development of a Brief PsychoanalyticGroup therapy (BPG) andits application in an asbestos nationalpriority contaminated site

摘要

The aim of the present paper is to describe the development of a Brief PsychoanalyticGroup therapy for contaminated sites and its application in the National Priority ContaminatedSite of Casale Monferrato. Before presenting the core of the clinical intervention,a brief examination of some clinical features encountered working with malignantmesothelioma patients and their caregivers is offered. These aspects have been pivotalelements in the construction of a psychoanalytically oriented time-limited (i.e., 12 sessions)group therapy. This model of intervention was designed by one of the Authors(AG) and is aimed at reducing the impact of living in a threatening place where bothphysical well-being and health are put to the test. At a psychological level, in fact, livingin contaminated sites arouses death anxieties, which can deeply compromise the qualityof time remaining to live together with loved ones after a fatal cancer diagnosis.