Histeria e feminilidade Histeria and femininity

Discute-se a feminilidade nos dias de hoje a partir da abertura discursiva introduzida pelos estudos sobre a histeria, de Freud. A própria definição da clínica psicanalítica é remetida às modalidades de defesa contra a posição feminina e ao que ela veicula de diferença radical, aqui associada à castração. Mediante apresentação de uma "nota" clínica, aborda-se a feminilidade frente à inscrição e à relação dos sexos, evidenciando-se a função simbólica de uma mãe. A posição feminina na transmissão é tratada pelo viés da nomeação. A pesquisa clínica sobre a histeria indica que a posição feminina submetida à castração simbólica revela-se condição da flexão do nome e produção de diferença.<br>The article discusses femininity in the contemporary world from the point of view of Freud's Studies on Histeria. The definition of the psychoanalytic clinical practice itself is referred to the modes of defense against the feminine position and the radical difference it imparts. The latter here is associated to castration. Using the presentation of a clinical "note", it approaches femininity in face of both inscription and sexual relations and highlights the symbolic function of the mother. The feminine position in transmission is treated through nomination. The clinical research on histeria indicates that the feminine position under symbolic castration reveals the conditions for the utterance of the name and for the production of difference

The governance of sexuality in a Recovery-oriented mental health service: Psychosis, consumers and clinical approaches

Introduction The Recovery approach introduced a radical shift in the positioning of consumers as subjects rather than objects of mental health treatment. While this approach has been internationally adopted, the practice of Recovery has been under‐researched and a knowledge gap exists regarding the intersection of sexuality and psychosis. Aim The study aim was to investigate how sexuality was governed in a long‐stay mental health rehabilitation facility that was Recovery‐oriented. Method A case study methodology with a conceptual framework using Foucault's work on disciplinary power was used. Results The findings illustrated how mental health clinicians were caught between two main and incompatible models of care: a psychiatric one and a Recovery one. Discussion While the policy framework authorized a Recovery approach, clinicians practised surveillance, hierarchical observation and normalization, which are tenants of a psychiatric model of care. However, the study found that sexuality was an area that opened questions about the psychiatric model for clinicians. Consideration of consumers' sexual needs allowed the clinicians to think of consumers more as subjects like themselves than as objects to be treated. Implications for practice Consideration of consumers' sexuality opens up possibilities for questioning the objectification of the consumer via the psychiatric model