American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 31
- Number 2
- April 1977
Editorial
Articles
Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages185–203Masked depressions rival overt depressions in frequency, but unfortunately an early correct diagnosis is rarely made. Psychotherapy in combination with antidepressant drugs is the treatment of choice in these patients, most of whom are severely ill by the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.185Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages204–215Abusing parents are not always criminals. Deficient rearing during childhood deprived them of ego controls that could prevent them from injuring their children as projections of their own anger. Psychoanalytic therapy and ancillary measures can ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.204Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages216–226Since the causes of acting out among delinquent adolescents are both psychologic and social, treatment requires both psychotherapy and social therapy. Acting out is manifested in many ways and although situations vary, a number of treatment methods are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.216Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages227–237A review of crises occurring in practice within a year’s time suggested that these related essentially to object loss or threat to identity, at any age level, although certain phases find women inherently more vulnerable. Therapeutic efforts call for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.227Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages238–251Many features of the psychologic sequelae in survivors of Nazi persecution are consistent with “traumatic neurosis,” but persistent guilt, which appears to be due to having identified with the aggressor, and self-loathing are not. Three cases of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.238Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages252–264This article focuses on differences in assumptions forming the philosophical foundations of psychotherapy leading to profound differences in the interpretation of the clinical data of psychotherapy and corresponding variations of basic technique. These ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.252Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages265–274The treatment of aggression in an outpatient setting has not been tried often mainly because of the nature and intensity of the countertransference reactions. However, with some modification of traditional treatment practices plus a careful monitoring of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.265Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages275–283Psychotherapy supervision offers an opportunity for examination of value differences between therapist and patient and therapist and supervisor. Effects of availability of female supervisors are discussed in relation to these value differences affecting ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.275Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages284–293Four patients demonstrating phobic symptoms occurring in the context of maladaptive marriages are presented. Thorough historical data collection is stressed. Similarities in family backgrounds and personality styles emerge in these cases and are discussed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.284Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages294–301Emotive-Reconstructive Therapy, a recently developed therapeutic modality deriving from cognitive theory, may be a promising short-term approach to psychopathology. Combining the use of imagery with selective hyperventilation, a therapist induces patients ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.294Case Report
Publication date: 01 April 1977
Pages302–309A 15½-year-old boy with a falsetto voice and his family were treated by brief family therapy. The pace and direction of the patient’s overall ego integration coincided closely with constant and rapid alteration of his conception of the human body. This ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.2.302Book Review
Abstracts
Publication date: 01 April 1977
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