Black milk - An essay on the nature and importance of saying

Journal/Book: Isr J Psychiat Related Sci. 1998; 35: PO Box 6056, Jerusalem 91060, Israel. Gefen Publ House Ltd. 1-8.

Abstract: Three types of verbal communication are considered: saying, speaking and talking. While speaking covers a topic and talking fills a social void, saying is defined here as a communication to a particular person at a certain moment with a specific intended meaning or effect. Examples of saying are presented from the Bible and the author's interactions in cases of dementia and catatonia, and a poem by Celan. Examples are brought to help define the role of the psychotherapist in communicating with the depressive world view of his/her patients.

Note: Article Bodenheimer AR, Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, Sch Continuing Med Educ, Dept Psychotherapy, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

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