Psychotherapy

The strong emphasis on neuroscience in the 1990s and early 2000s is now giving way to a new psychiatric pluralism, one that increasingly views psychotherapy as real treatment and psychosocial factors as fundamental to understanding the causes and basic nature of psychopathology.

Explore the evolving role of psychotherapy in psychiatry in our May theme! We want to hear about your insights, tips, and case studies.

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“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”

How should psychotherapy supervisors go about their supervision? Sharon Packer, MD, reviews Supervising Individual Psychotherapy (The Guide to “Good Enough”) and offers her insight into how the book can guide the future of psychotherapy supervision.

Here are 4 means of coping with the diagnostic uncertainty of bipolar mixed states.

Check out the new column, CREATIVE MINDS: Psychotherapeutic Approaches and Insights!

While still practiced, psychoanalysis has become an infrequent treatment modality because of its cost, limited insurance reimbursement, and the desire of patients to find quicker and less burdensome treatment methods.

Art informs life and life informs art.

Art imitates life imitates art.

Psychedelics may catalyze rapid improvements in mental health, but they do so firmly rooted in what we already know about the efficacy of psychotherapy.

A look at the different types of mental health disorders and the role of psychodynamic psychotherapy.

For many psychiatric conditions, psychotherapy, not medication, is the preferred first-line treatment.

Patients should be confident about what psychiatric care offers, regardless of whether they utilize any specific treatments, or even recognize that they are receiving therapeutic care.

Clinical trial compares outcomes with behavioral activation psychotherapy or antidepressant medication for depression in patients with heart failure.

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the January 2024 issue of Psychiatric Times.

From sleep disturbances in ADHD to psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

"Evidence indicates that psychotherapy may yield greater durability of treatment gains than pharmacotherapy."

When the media repeatedly portrays such tepid ambivalence about psychotherapy, millions of suffering individuals get a vague and misleading impression of this treatment.

Social anxiety disorder: an underappreciated and misunderstood condition.

Residues of past traumatic events can deeply impact our present experiences and our functioning in ways that we are not aware of consciously. We must process and let go of these experiences in order to heal.

Let’s take another look at telepsychiatry.

Should everyone receive psychotherapy?

In this CME article, learn more about the best practices for engaging patients in the informed consent process for psychedelic treatment and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

Why does the media continue to persecute psychotherapy?

A phase 2A trial recently received confirmation to proceed in investigating psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of adult patients with IBS.

1 in 5 respondents reported using psychedelic drugs for the purpose of self-treating anxiety, depression, or other mental illnesses.

Session at the 2023 Annual Meeting provides framework for addressing suicidal ideation.

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