The essential psychotherapies

A Comparison of Psychotherapies

Before beginning a discussion of the principles of transpersonal psychotherapy, it may be u.onh considering the importance of a transpersonal perspective for therapeutic work. In acknowledging a wider spectrum and greater potential for psycholqical well-being and transcendence than do traditional approaches, the transpersonal perspective affords individuals who are ready to do so the oppor run ...

The effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapies: An update.

This paper provides a comprehensive review of outcome studies and meta-analyses of effectiveness studies of psychodynamic therapy (PDT) for the major categories of mental disorders. Comparisons with inactive controls (waitlist, treatment as usual and placebo) generally but by no means invariably show PDT to be effective for depression, some anxiety disorders, eating disorders and somatic disord...

Neuroimaging in PTSD-Related Psychotherapies

[Trauma-focused psychotherapies: what are the commonalities?].

A number of evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are available. They differ in various ways, however, they also have a number of commonalities. Given this situation, clinicians may wonder which treatment program to use, or more specifically, which treatment components are critical for a successful therapy. The following treatment ...

Jung's typology and classification of the psychotherapies.

Jung's Typology and Classification of the Psychotherapies Review by: James S. Witzig, Ph.D. EFFORTS TO CLASSIFY the psychotherapies have been in part prompted by the need for a more scientific approach to therapeutic assignment than is now the case. A. H. Maslow comments on this problem: One way of summarising my impression of these therapeutic groups in relationship to individual psychotherapy...