The contributions of the practice of psychoanalytic listening in hospital wards: a literature review

Abstract

The objective of this article is to explore the possible contributions that psychoanalytic listening carried out in hospital wards can offer the hospitalized subject. For that, we used the literature review guided by the PRISMA methodological recommendations, fulfilling the 4 steps in the search systematization: (a) identification; (b) sorting; (c) eligibility and (d) inclusion. The databases included were SciELO and PePSIC, with a time frame of 10 years, productions available in full and in Portuguese. Results: 28 articles were found. After a thorough reading of the texts in full, only 6 articles were selected for analysis. Conclusion: Listening is revealed as a valuable strategy for the investigation of subjectivity; it favors giving voice to the singularity of the subject, consequently, it implies the promotion of autonomy by promoting not only the humanization of care, but also the potentialization of the (re)construction of meanings. Bonding, adherence and adaptation were identified as possible contributions, in addition to the possibility of the psychologist playing an educator role, strengthening the subject in coping with hospitalization. However, it is imperative to be aware of the requirement of a readjustment of the method to the reality of the hospital institution.