[Theory and practice of psychodynamic supervision in psychiatry].

Abstract

Supervision has become a canonical part of psychotherapeutic training. Supervision has been increasingly introduced into general psychiatric treatment, especially where the team is subjected to increased psychological stress. Some psychodynamic models of the functioning of team supervision in psychiatry are presented, esp. support of the team's "synthetic functions" and the use of "mirror phenomena". Case vignettes drawn from supervisory sessions may help to illustrate the models. Finally the institutional prerequisites for establishing team supervision are pointed out.