Abstract
Recent discussions in medical discourse seek to demonstrate the apparent progressive omission of the subject as well as the notion of subjectivity in the development of modern medicine, both in its foundations in clinical practice and in its basic theoretical framework. As a result, they reveal that medicine has evolved in the understanding of the ailment, while still leaving a blind spot regarding the experience of suffering. In terms of a reaction countless attempts to restore subjectivity in the therapeutic process and medical discourse were have been conducted, aiming at comprehensive and humanized care through what might be called exteriority discourse. Using Jung’s analytical psychology as a benchmark, the experience of suffering and its consequences are present in clinical practice as expressions of subjectivity in the theoretical and practical fields.
Comprehensiveness in health; Science; Physician-patient relations; Psychology; Clinical medicine