American Journal of Psychotherapy

Publication date: 01 April 2013

The author, himself an Iraq war veteran, presents a contemporary psychodynamic understanding, known as intersubjective therapy, of combat-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). At the onset of this case example, the patient was highly suicidal and ...

Publication date: 01 April 2013

More than 40 years ago eminent psychiatrist Richard Chessick penned a classic, highly prescient psychotherapy supervision paper (that appeared in this journal) in which he identified for supervisors the crucial triad of learning difficulties that tend to ...

Publication date: 01 April 2013

The child whose mother is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is at risk for developing this disorder. The mother with BPD may be limited in her ability to negotiate a secure attachment with her baby. Mothers with BPD may have ...

Publication date: 01 April 2013

Research over several decades reveals that close to half of clients in the United States terminate psychotherapy before finishing their work, sometimes without discussing the matter with their therapist. As a result, therapists may experience significant ...

Publication date: 01 April 2013

Therapeutic work with patients who are chronically suicidal and have borderline personality disorder (BPD) is challenging, and clinicians often resort to setting firm limits or excessively cautious interventions in efforts to prevent manipulation, ...

Publication date: 01 April 2013

Insomnia is present in a majority of individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, when both disorders are present, disagreements exist about whether to provide exposure therapy for PTSD before insomnia treatment, or vice versa. The ...