Psychoanalysis and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

an interdisciplinary perspective

Abstract

Introduction: The interdisciplinary relationship between Psychoanalysis and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences started in the ‘90s in Brazil, intending to seek a communication that shared issues related to the field of speech and language. Objective: To verify, through an integrative literature review, what has been published about the interdisciplinarity between Psychoanalysis and Speech, Language Pathology and Audiology in national and international literature. Method: The search for the articles was realized using the descriptors: “Psicanálise”, “Fonoaudiologia”, “Psychoanalysis”, “Speech Therapy”, “Audiology”, in the Lilacs, Scielo, VHL, Cochrane Library, Medline, Ibecs, and Pubmed databases. Results: 10 articles published between the years 2010 and 2020 were selected. The analysis was performed through the classification of articles and the categorization of results. Three thematic categories were highlighted for discussion: Psychic constitution as a basis for development and language changes; Epistemological complementarity for the analysis of language pathologies and the contribution of psychoanalytic listening in the speech therapy clinic. The results indicated a concentration of publications on the topic researched in journals in the field of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and were published by authors trained in Speech Therapy, Psychology, and Linguistics. Regarding the area of ​​performance of Speech Therapy in interface with Psychoanalysis, the highest prevalence was in ​​language. Conclusion: The results demonstrate the importance of Psychoanalysis in listening to symptoms and speech-language disorders, since these do not manifest themselves in isolation; they are directly influenced or caused by the subject’s psychic issues.