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Psychodynamic psychotherapy can be integrated fairly readily with other treatments, including medication, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and couples therapy. Patients treated with psychodynamic therapy for depression frequently also take antidepressant or mood-stabilizing medications for their symptoms, which is sometimes essential for a full exploration of their conflicts. When medication treatments are so complex as to limit time available for psychotherapy, or when the therapist is not a physician, a psychopharmacologist can manage the patient’s medications. The use of medication and the therapist’s role in employing this modality (whether the therapist or another health professional is prescribing) can often be important areas for exploration. For additional discussion of the issues involved in combining psychodynamic psychotherapy with other treatments, see Beitman and Klerman (1991), Riba and Balon (2001), Kay (2001), and Busch and Sandberg (2007).
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