THE INITIAL INTERVIEW IN ANALYTIC-PSYCHOT HERAPY AND IN PSYCHOANALYSIS

A historical overview of the theoretical conceptualisation of the init ial interview is followed by a critical discussion of the ''scenic mod el'' (Lorenzer, Argelander, Eckstaedt) and the diagnostic approach. Th e author presents some reflexions based on concepts of Lacan and tries to develop a concept of the initial interview, which focusses the pot ential of introducing the psychoanalytic process and the work of the u nconscious.