TY - JOUR
T1 - What Makes Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Work? A Review of Five Perspectives
AU - Minges, Mary V.
AU - Solomonov, Nili
AU - Barber, Jacques P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Melvin Bornstein, Joseph Lichtenberg, Donald Silver.
PY - 2017/4/3
Y1 - 2017/4/3
N2 - We review and comment on five articles included in this special issue of Psychoanalytic Inquiry. Each article addresses potential moderators and mechanisms of change within psychodynamic psychotherapy. We briefly present the questions we find most relevant in assessing the research on the mechanisms of change discussed in each of these articles. We discuss conceptual and methodological advances and strengths of these articles. Last, we propose directions for future research in this rich field to, first, best serve our patients and, second, for dynamic therapy to stay a vital treatment option in the current climate of evidence-based treatments.
AB - We review and comment on five articles included in this special issue of Psychoanalytic Inquiry. Each article addresses potential moderators and mechanisms of change within psychodynamic psychotherapy. We briefly present the questions we find most relevant in assessing the research on the mechanisms of change discussed in each of these articles. We discuss conceptual and methodological advances and strengths of these articles. Last, we propose directions for future research in this rich field to, first, best serve our patients and, second, for dynamic therapy to stay a vital treatment option in the current climate of evidence-based treatments.
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U2 - 10.1080/07351690.2017.1285188
DO - 10.1080/07351690.2017.1285188
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85017421846
SN - 0735-1690
VL - 37
SP - 191
EP - 201
JO - Psychoanalytic Inquiry
JF - Psychoanalytic Inquiry
IS - 3
ER -