which is based on Jungian theory and studies on Near Death Experiences (NDE), is a Brief Psychotherapy through alchemical images.
It has a complementary character, developed for the hospital environment, and integrates the techniques of relaxation, directed imagination and elements of spirituality, in a symbolic and transpersonal approach.
As it is a Brief Psychotherapy, it can be applied by all health professionals, both in Palliative Care situations and in situations with Possibilities of a Cure.
It was developed by Dr. Ana Catarina Araújo Elias, over the course of eighteen years, through Master’s and Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and through a Post-doctorate at the Medical School of the University of São Paulo (USP).
Currently, seven studies on RIME have been concluded in various clinical situations, directed by other researchers: a Doctoral thesis at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), a Doctoral thesis at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), a Master’s dissertation at the University of Planalto Catarinense (UNIPLAC), a Master’s dissertation at the Medical School of Marília (FAMEMA), a scientific research at the Research Group of the University of São Paulo School of Nursing (EEUSP) and the Octávio Frias de Oliveira Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo (ICESP) and two Scientific Initiation studies, one at the Paulista University (UNIP) and another at the Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio University Center (CEUNSP) with a FAPESP scholarship.
In this site you will be able to access the main publications related to RIME, of both the author and other researchers, including the free download of the E-Book “Application Manual: RIME – brief psychotherapy through alchemical images”, and the 4 initial images for the application of RIME, developed by the adman Samyr Souen.
