Psychiatric Bulletin (2003) 27: 399. doi: 10.1192/pb.27.10.399
© 2003 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Psychiatric Bulletin (2003) 27: 399
© 2003 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Psychotherapy Prize 2003
R. Peter Hobson, Psychotherapy Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Psychotherapy Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists is pleased
to announce the winner of the Psychotherapy Prize 2003: Dr Joanne Stubley of
the Tavistock Clinic, London, for her submission ‘Bearing the
unbearable: melancholia following severe trauma’. As one of the
reviewers wrote: ‘This is a very moving account of the therapy of a
traumatised woman which covers in depth the therapy and considers the clinical
work within the framework of psychodynamic theories of loss and trauma. The
author shows a remarkable capacity for self-reflection on her clinical
practice and a willingness to explore and share these insights in the case
report’. There were eight high-quality submissions for this prize. We
were pleased to arrange advisors from the Faculty for five of the submissions
to assist in the final preparation. There were three assessors from different
institutions, representing specialist expertise in different areas of
psychotherapy, who independently reviewed the scripts. The prize, which has a
value of £500, will be presented to Dr Stubley at the Annual Meeting of
the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2004.
