American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 63
- Number 1
- January 2009
Articles
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Pages1–12The relational marital paradigm presumes that those partners who trigger the strongest impulses of attraction and passionate feelings of love in each other are those who are most likely to marry. However, with time these feelings also awaken memories of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.1Publication date: 01 January 2009
Pages13–23The multicultural counseling movement emerged in response to a diversified society and an increasing need to bring the awareness of culture into clinical practice. Using postmodern theories, shifting from “discovering insights,” which suggests an ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.13Publication date: 01 January 2009
Pages25–39This study explored the predictive value of observer-rated and self-reported defensive functioning on the outcome of psychotherapy for the treatment of depression. Defense styles were measured according to the Developmental Profile (DP) and the Defense ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.25Publication date: 01 January 2009
Pages41–51Objective: The aim of this work was to examine a possible treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder who have wrist–cutting syndrome, a condition characterized by repeated, superficial wrist cutting in a non–suicidal fashion. Within the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.41Publication date: 01 January 2009
Pages53–68Persons with schizophrenia who have insight of their disorders might experience depression, hopelessness, and related suicidally. Although the concept of self–complexity appears to be highly relevant as a self–regulating mechanism in the process of coping ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.53Publication date: 01 January 2009
Pages69–86Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is the evidence–based treatment of choice for Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The central technique of this approach is Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP). Examination of EX/RP treatment of OCD reveals severe ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.69Publication date: 01 January 2009
Pages87–99Studies have shown that men and women differ in their use of defense mechanisms (e.g. Cramer, 1991; Watson and Sinha, 1998). However, how and why this difference exists is still open to debate. The present study explores the relationship between gender ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.1.87Book Review
Publication date: 01 January 2009
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