Supportive therapy is the psychotherapeutic approach employed with the majority of mentally ill individuals. Nevertheless, most mental health professional training programs dedicate little time and effort to the teaching and learning of supportive therapy, and many mental health professionals are unable to clearly and concisely articulate the nature or process of supportive work. Although suppo...

The “Case of Matilde” provides us with an important example of how the in-depth study of a single psychotherapy case can shed light on concepts that lie at the very heart of the psychotherapy debate. The therapeutic relationship, patient defense mechanisms, and therapeutic technique are foundational elements of psychodynamic psychotherapy, understanding their interaction will help guide researc...

OBJECTIVE Psychotherapy instructors have used video technology to train residents for over 40 years. Though it has met with some controversy, many will argue that videotape review is essential for self-directed learning and accurate psychotherapy supervision. METHODS The author describes a technique of small-group videotape training as provided in a psychiatry residency training program. RE...

BACKGROUND The relative efficacy of psychotherapy and combined therapy in the treatment of depression is still a matter of debate. AIMS To investigate whether combined therapy has advantages over psychotherapy alone. METHOD A 6-month randomised clinical trial compared Short Psychodynamic Supportive Psychotherapy (n=106) with combined therapy (n=85) in ambulatory patients with mild or modera...

BACKGROUND First-episode psychosis intervention may improve the course and outcome of schizophrenic disorders. AIMS To describe the Danish National Schizophrenia Project and to measure the outcome of two different forms of intervention after 1 year, compared with standard treatment. METHOD A prospective, prospective, longitudinal, multicentre investigation included 562 patients, consecutive...

Psychotherapy of schizophrenia has engendered widespread interest and controversy. Etiologic theories and ideologic orientation toward psychopathology have unduly influenced clinicians' therapeutic approach, and only recently has the drug versus psychotherapy polemic given way to scientific study and integration of seemingly distinct treatments. The Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia Project provid...

This paper is based on the Danish National Schizophrenia Project manual for psychodynamic individual psychotherapy with persons in states of schizophrenia. The methods for engaging with and treating a patient with schizophrenia in a supportive, psychodynamic way are described.

OBJECTIVE Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most common psychotherapy approach for the treatment of PTSD. Nevertheless, previous reviews on the efficacy of several types of psychotherapy were unable to detect differences between CBT and other psychotherapies. The purpose of this study was to conduct systematic review on the efficacy ofCBT in comparison with studies that used other psych...