Sections
Applications of Individual Supportive Psychotherapy to Psychiatric
Disorders: Efficacy and Indications: Introduction | Efficacy Studies | Indications | Applications | Conclusion | Key Points | References | Suggested Readings
Excerpt
All effective psychotherapies are, ipso facto, "supportive." This
adage extends even to classical psychoanalysis. As de Jonghe, Rijnierse, and Janssen (1992) concluded in an examination
of psychoanalytic treatment: