Why EFPP wants to organise a working-group concerning victims of torture and organised violence?
The executive has discussed a need for the formation of an ongoing group giving priority to the psychoanalytic work with victims of organised violence and torture as well as the immediate families of victims. Why is this? Why do we want to put special emphasis on this area of work compared to other areas? The importance of doing this should be understood in the perspective that an organisation like the EFPP has social-political obligations and needs. It is in the best interest of psychoanalytic work in general, and of special importance related to the work done in the public sector, to make links with the social-political area of human rights. Whether we recognise this or not – these dimensions are part of the context for the psychotherapeutic dialogue and as such are part of the psychoanalytic process. The theme of this conference (Cyprus, October 2000) is: “The therapist’s influence on the process and outcome of psychoanalytic psychotherapy”. Relating to this, it is a sad fact that t
