ABSTRACT
A psychopathological diagnosis is a process used to identify an illness and to categorize it based on its signs and symptoms. Knowing that diagnoses are not always consensual, the more existentialist therapists tend to deny the philosophy of diagnosis. They believe it is fundamental to participate in the therapeutic relationship with the client or patient, more as a person and less as a psychologist or psychiatrist (Kellermann 1998). In this chapter, we address the question of whether it is possible to reconcile the values of growth, maturation and encounter with those of psychopathological diagnosis and treatment. We will also consider how the psychodrama director may need to emphasize his or her differing roles according to the task and context.
