American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 62
- Number 2
- April 2008
Articles
Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages103–115As leader of the deconstruction movement, Jacques Derrida has had a profound effect on modern thinking. In this article, the author applies Derridean concepts to psychotherapy. Using the concepts of trace and differance, identity and therapeutic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2008.62.2.103Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages117–142After examining the definitions of persecutory and penitential types of guilt, based on Melanie Klein’s view, we developed a single–item measure of these types and examined reliability and validity of the measure in three studies. Concurrent validity of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2008.62.2.117Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages143–163A survey conducted by America Online (AOL®) in 2005 reported the startling finding that almost 50% of those posting entries on internet logs (weblogs or blogs), use them as a form of self–therapy. This finding went relatively unnoticed by psychotherapists ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2008.62.2.143Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages165–194The aim of this study was to investigate the interrelationships of three measures of the therapeutic relationship and their validity in predicting treatment outcome, including the early identification of two treatment—failure conditions. Forty–eight ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2008.62.2.165Publication date: 01 April 2008
Pages195–211Psychotherapists generally feel uncomfortable addressing patients beliefs, particularly religious beliefs, because of the desire to respect client subjectivity and to avoid the abuse of therapeutic authority. This paper s first contention is that at some ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2008.62.2.195