Formulation of States of Mind in Psychotherapy

Mardi J. Horowitz, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 42, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.4.514

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Abstract

A patient in psychotherapy may vary in his ability to understand the therapist, and to express his thoughts, as he moves from one state of mind to another. Analysis of states of mind is useful, not only in understanding these variations while the patient is in treatment, but also in helping him to understand his shifting moods in external situations.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 42 • Number 4 • 1988, pp. 511–661

Pages: 514 - 520

PubMed: 3213843

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Published in print: 1988, pp. 511–661

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Mardi J. Horowitz, M.D.^†

San Francisco, CA

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Presented at the Symposium on New Developments in Psychotherapy, American Psychiatric Association, May 1986.

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Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco. Mailing address: Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, 401 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143.

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