American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 72
Number 1
March 2019

Editorial

Psychotherapy’s Big Tent: Room for All at Our New Home

Holly A. Swartz, M.D., Editor

Publication date: 01 March 2019

Page1https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.72101

Articles

Why Is It Easier to Get Mad Than It Is to Feel Sad? Pilot Study of Regulation-Focused Psychotherapy for Children

Publication date: 21 February 2019

Pages2–8

Objective:This article reports results of a pilot study of three participants receiving regulation-focused psychotherapy for children (RFP-C), a manualized, short-term, psychodynamic treatment for children with oppositional defiant disorder and other ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180027

Y Model Psychotherapy Training: A Qualitative Investigation of Students’ Experiences

Publication date: 21 February 2019

Pages9–20

This article reports on a research project investigating psychology graduate students’ experiences of Y model psychotherapy training at an Australian university. Focus group interviews were conducted with clinical psychology students (N=20), and thematic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180005

Viewpoint

Do We Need a Supportive-Therapy-Specific Psychotherapy Supervision?

C. Edward Watkins, Ph.D.

Publication date: 21 February 2019

Pages21–23https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180030

Clinical Case Discussion

Trauma-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of a Patient With PTSD in a Veterans Affairs Setting

Publication date: 21 February 2019

Pages24–28

Objective:This article aims to articulate the use of trauma-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy (TFPP) for a 33-year-old U.S. Army veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) setting.Methods:The patient was treated with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180019

Psychotherapy Tools

Which Problem Are We Addressing Today? The Utility of a Multifaceted Formulation Approach to a Complex Case

Publication date: 21 February 2019

Pages29–33

A case of a 54-year-old woman with posttraumatic stress disorder, somatic delusions, and borderline personality disorder is presented by using psychodynamic, trauma-informed, and cognitive-behavioral formulations. The usefulness of a multifaceted ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180029