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Doctor Luisse Reddeman

Historical Background

Luise Reddemann (born March 2nd 1943 in Aalen )  is a German Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst. She developed the Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy (PITT).Luise Reddemann studied in Freiburg, Munich and Cologne and, after completing her training as a neurologist, ran a psychotherapeutic practice in Düren in the Rhineland since the mid-1970s. In Düsseldorf she trained as a psychoanalyst.

Influence of Dr Reddema

She has contributed significantly to the medical field and society in terms of Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis. Her theories of Psychiatry and Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy still apply in today’s current society. The books which she wrote also still exist and are used during therapy and at various institutions. Her legacy deserves to be lived on. From 1985 to 2003 she headed the clinic for psychotherapeutic and psychosomatic medicine of the Ev. Johannes Hospital in Bielefeld. There she developed psychodynamic imaginative trauma therapy together with the clinic's treatment team. The dispute with the Hungarian psychoanalyst Sandor Ferenczi in the mid-1980s had a decisive influence on her move towards trauma therapy. She is interested in integrative psychotherapy, which is why she trained in various imaginative and body therapeutic procedures. She made particular merits in the treatment of chronically and complex traumatized patients.

Contributions to the Medical Field

Dr Reddeman is the creator of psychodynamic imaginative trauma therapy (PITT)for the treatment of complex disorders, stemming from traumatic experiences. From 1985 to 2003, she was the head of the clinic for psychotherapeutic and psychosomatic medicine of the Evangelical Hospital in Bielefeld, Germany. Over the last 35 years, she has changed the understanding trauma, (depression, addiction, anxiety, cardiovascular disease and even diabetes) drastically by writing books for medical students.She has been campaigning for "women-friendly psychotherapy" for years.Her approach to patients, avoids the counterproductive dynamic where the therapist becomes the patient’s only source of comfort.

Achievements and Advances

Luise Reddeman holds an honorary professorship for psycho- traumatology and psychological medicine at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. She wrote the book, “Who You Were Before Trauma”, which explains the conception of many disorders, “Imagination” and “The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors” She is known for her creation of Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy (PITT). She made numerous merits in the treatment of chronically and complex traumatized patients. From 2003 to 2015 she was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lindau Psychotherapy Weeks. In 2003, Reddeman received the prize of the International Society for the Studies of Dissociation (ISSD). Additionally, she contributed to the memorial stone in the women's memorial labyrinth in Frankfurt am Main and in 2003, received the Bertha Pappenheim Prize of the International Society for the Studies of Dissociation (ISSD).

Summary

Luise Reddemann (born March 2nd 1943 in Aalen )  is a German Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst. She developed the Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy (PITT).Luise Reddemann studied in Freiburg, Munich and Cologne and, after completing her training as a neurologist, ran a psychotherapeutic practice in Düren in the Rhineland since the mid-1970s. In Düsseldorf she trained as a psychoanalyst. She holds an honorary professorship for psycho- traumatology and psychological medicine at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. She wrote the book, “Who You Were Before Trauma”, which explains the conception of many disorders, “Imagination” and “The Healing Power of Imagination for Trauma Survivors”. It is outstanding that she made numerous merits in the treatment of chronically and complex traumatized patients. Over the last 35 years, she has changed the understanding trauma and continues to do so.

References


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 * Mateus. (2019, November 23). Luise reddemann. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luise_Reddemann
 * Version. (2019). English version - luise Reddemann · Pitt · Psychodynamisch Imaginative trauma therapie. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from http://www.luise -reddemann.de/home/english-version/