Psychotherapy Integration: An Assimilative, Psychodynamic Approach
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چکیده
Psychotherapy integration is an approach to treatment that goes beyond any single theory or set of techniques. The history of the psychotherapy integration movement is described, along with several approaches to integration that have been developed. We #en desclibe our assimilative approach, based on a psychodynamic model but incorporating technlques from various active approaches to treatment. A case history is provided illustrating the model that we describe. Key wods: psychotherapy integration, assimilative inte(p.tion. Lain Psycho/ Sci Prrc 3:47-58, 19961
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