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“Cheap and effective, CBT became the dominant form of therapy, consigning Freud to psychology’s dingy basement. But new studies have cast doubt on its supremacy – and shown dramatic results for psychoanalysis. Is it time to get back on the…
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“Buzzword. noun. An important-sounding usually technical word or phrase often of little meaning used chiefly to impress.” This article has been written by psychotherapist Dr. Jonathan Shedler. It begins: “Evidence-based therapy” has become a marketing buzzword. The term ‘evidence based’ comes…
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This book has been edited by Catherine Jackson and Rosemary Rizq. The publishers say: “The UK government’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme has transformed the landscape of counselling and psychotherapy across England. Local IAPT services provide therapy to thousands…
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The publishers say : “This book [published December 2017] introduces a therapy that starts from the perspective of the immediate experience of the individual -‘what it feels like to be me, now’. Developed by the authors, this new, transdiagnostic approach to mental…
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In the ‘Viewpoint’ section of the JAMA (Journals of the American Medical Association) Network , Falk Leichsenring and Christiane Steinert write: “Mental disorders are common and associated with severe impairments and high societal costs, thus representing a significant public health concern. About 75% of patients prefer psychotherapy over medication.¹ For psychotherapy…
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