Polisanalysis: Group Analysis as a Refoundation of Social Psychiatry

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Abstract:
This paper aims to introduce the reader to the theoretical and clinical foundations of Polisanalysis, understood as an innovative approach aimed at the refoundation of a social psychiatry that seeks to address the psychopathologies induced by contemporary crises. The areas of intervention of Polisanalysis are socio-organized contexts, considering the social configuration as the "true patient," through intermediate dialogue groups in order to rebalance relational and positional goods, counteract the enemization of the other, and regenerate semiotic capital, thereby fostering the transition to "koinonia," a coexistence based on gift and mutual commitment.