American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 48
- Number 4
- October 1994
Editorial
Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages489–491https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.489Articles
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Pages492–493https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.492Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages494–504Controlled studies of supportive psychotherapy for medically and psychiatrically ill patients are reviewed. While the goals, strategies, and techniques of this approach have become better defined, there has not been a concomitant increase in either their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.494Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages505–518The process of psychotherapy is a complex and multifaceted interaction between the patient and the therapist. The individual instance must be tailored to the idiosyncratic needs of the patient, as well as the personality and skills of the therapist. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.505Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages519–529In contrast to insight-oriented psychotherapy, comparatively little attention has been given to developing a clinical theory of supportive psychotherapy. Both self psychology and some aspects of object relations theory posit concepts of therapeutic action ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.519Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages530–542Supportive therapy is a “shell” of specific techniques, based on explicit rationales, used within some theoretical framework that guides the therapist. Supportive therapy is not inherently related to the theoretical framework, which comes from one or ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.530Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages543–561The principles of Psychodynamically Oriented Supportive Therapy are applied to the treatment of the schizophrenic patient. The role of the supportive therapist includes overall executive responsibility, management of psychopharmacology, and referral for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.543Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages562–580https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.562Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages581–599The author proposes a developmental metatheory of psychopathology that integrates and transcends major psychoanalytic schools and perspectives. The roles of both deficits and conflicts, interfaced with significant maternal and paternal relationship ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.581Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages600–609Managed care has had a significant impact on the biopsychosocial model as seen through patient-psychiatrist relationships. Nonmedical therapists, primary-care physicians, and third- and fourth-party administrators have played an increasingly visible role ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.600Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages610–623The potential for violence in patients requires frequent assessment and monitoring with few accurate predictors of ultimate dangerousness. Narcissistically vulnerable patients may present with a constellation of features suggestive of potential violence. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.610Case Report
Publication date: 01 October 1994
Pages624–632A case is presented of extended character analysis of a person with a schizoid personality. Because of the difficulty in establishing a therapeutic alliance, the therapy was a form of modified play therapy using a game to enhance ego development. A ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.624Book Review
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Pages651–652https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.651Notes and Comments
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Pages653–654https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.653Abstracts
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Pages655–658https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1994.48.4.655Index
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