American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 67
Number 1
January 2013

Highlights

Introductions and Invitations

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages1–2https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2013.67.1.1

Psychotherapy-Lite: Obesity and the Role of the Mental Health Practitioner

Sylvia R. Karasu, M.D.

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages3–22

Obesity is a chronic medical disorder that is the result of a complex interaction of genetic, environmental, neuro-endocrinological, psychosocial, and behavioral factors. There are treatment algorithms, depending on the severity of obesity, and a multi-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2013.67.1.3

Original Articles

Practice-Based Evidence: 45 Years of Psychotherapy’s Effectiveness in a Private Practice

Paul Clement, Ph.D., ABPP

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages23–46

Of 2,259 patients seen during 45 years of private practice, outcome data was produced for 1,599 cases. The mean (SD) number of sessions per case was 18.82 (29.89). The dropout rate was 18.76%. Of all treated cases with outcome data 4 (0.25%) were rated as ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2013.67.1.23

Prediction of Attachment Status from Observation of a Clinical Intensive Psychotherapy Interview

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages47–71

Objective: The present study addresses whether it is possible to accurately determine a subject’s Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) classification by observing a video-recorded clinical psychotherapy discussion that uses the principles of Intensive Short-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2013.67.1.47

Controversies in Psychotherapy Research: Epistemic Differences in Assumptions about Human Psychology

Glenn D. Shean, Ph.D.

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages73–87

It is the thesis of this paper that differences in philosophical assumptions about the subject matter and treatment methods of psychotherapy have contributed to disagreements about the external validity of empirically supported therapies (ESTs). These ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2013.67.1.73

Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Davanloo’s Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Does Unlocking the Unconscious Make a Difference?

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Pages89–108

More than 20 years ago Habib Davanloo coined the term unlocking of the unconscious to describe how the psychodynamic concept of the human unconscious can become accessible using the technique of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2013.67.1.89