American Journal of Psychotherapy

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Psychotherapeutic practice, while it has benefited greatly from scientific research, rests on many further secure epistemic foundations. In the present article, this thesis is argued in two stages. First, a brief review of some elementary epistemological ...

Publication date: 01 July 2006

In this article, we provide an overview of the techniques and efficacy of the two most commonly used psychotherapeutic treatments of psychiatric disorders in adults: cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic therapy. Psychotherapeutic techniques, major ...

Publication date: 01 July 2006

After a brief historical overview of the genealogy of the stressor criterion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), a clinical example is drawn upon to indicate that there is evidence suggesting that low-magnitude stressors are also capable of ...

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Psychotherapy literature provides a theoretical understanding of parentinfant attachment. This article will reflect upon the specific need to give thoughtful consideration to those infants admitted to the acute-care setting, such as neonatal and ...

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Existential psychotherapy has remained on the fringes of the mainstream practice of psychotherapy. One reason for its limited acceptance is that the literature has tended to be convoluted and existential psychotherapists’ ideas heterogeneous. Another ...

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Cultural sensitivity is a concept that has become increasingly important in psychotherapy research and practice. In response to the growing ethnic minority population and the increased demand for psychological services among minority clients, many ...

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Publication date: 01 July 2006

Publication date: 01 July 2006