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TA researchers in the spotlight with two EATA Gold Medals at the 2nd Research Conference
Dmitri Shustov
The conference in London was the second theory development and research conference organised by EATA, as part of a successful pilot (we will hold these themed conferences in the future again). It was exciting that, appro- priately, we could put two people from our TA community with a strong track record in research in the spotlights: Dmitri Shustov and Jean-Pierre Quazza.
Dmitri is one of the first TA psychotherapists there and founded the Ryazan Association for Transactional Analysis (in 1994). Dmitri worked in EATA’s Council as Delegate and really ignited an organised TA community in Russia, by almost tripling the membership numbers. Contributing to making TA more accessible, active and attractive, he held conferences and seminars, got trainers over to Russia and promoted other TA fields too.
Most importantly he put TA on the map by researching its effectiveness in therapy. His PhD dissertation was devoted to investigating self-destructive behaviours in people with alcohol dependence (which is a most serious problem of Russia) where he obtained the evidence that identifying these patterns is important both for diagnosing and treating alcohol dependence with psychotherapy.
His research facilitated the spread of TA terminology and concepts among Russian psychiatrists and specialists in addiction treatment. Dmitri’s contribution to recognition of TA in Psychiatry and SUD treatment is best evidenced by inclusion of TA in the list of formally recognized, evidence-based practices for treating addictive clients.
(With contributions by Ilya Fedotov, Tatiana Agibalova and Nadezhda Zuikova)
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