Towards transcultural histories of psychotherapies

A Tour d’Horizon Towards a Transcultural Foundation of Institutions

Recently, economists have re-discovered the fact of the cultural embeddedness of institutions. This raises the question whether there are transcultural universals of institutions and institutional design. The paper proposes that such universals cannot possibly be empirical givens, but have to be continuously created through transcultural discourse. I take a first step by putting family resembla...

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 ...

Principles of Psychotherapies for Alcohol Addiction

Alcoholic beverages are assumed to be the most popular drinks which are being consumed after water. Though for people who drink alcohol in excessive amounts longer time would be taken to become dependent in comparison with other drugs. Alcohol causes more severe medical and social harm as well as many fatal accidents for its users. Non-medical interventions are still on the top of the list of e...

Neuroimaging in PTSD-Related Psychotherapies

Transcultural Study of Postnatal Depression

Declaration of interest None. Postnatal depression affects between 10% and 15% of new mothers. It is associated with adverse consequences for the mother’s mental health and functioning (Kumar & Robson, 1984; Marks et al, 1992), with deterioration of the marital relationship and of the psychological health of the partner (Lovestone & Kumar, 1993; Ballard & Davies, 1996), and has an adverse longt...