American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 74
Number 3
August 2021

Editorial

Connectivity and COVID-19

Holly A. Swartz, M.D.

Publication date: 01 August 2021

Pages101–102https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210038

Articles

Patient Choice in Depression Psychotherapy: Outcomes of Patient-Preferred Therapy Versus Randomly Allocated Therapy

Publication date: 01 August 2021

Pages103–111

Objective:Patient choice is recognized as a factor that influences clinical outcomes and treatment evaluation in mental health care. However, research on how having a choice affects patients with depression has been rare. This Dutch study examined whether ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200042

Change Mechanisms in Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Women With Perinatal Depression: Qualitative Study

Publication date: 22 March 2021

Pages112–118

Objective:Brief interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-B) has been shown to be effective in treating perinatal depression and in preventing depressive relapse among socioeconomically disadvantaged women. Yet, it is unclear how IPT-B alleviates depression. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200039

Clinicians’ Cognitive and Affective Biases and the Practice of Psychotherapy

Publication date: 15 January 2021

Pages119–126

Objective:Cognitive and affective biases are essentially connected to heuristic shortcuts in thinking. These biases ordinarily function outside of conscious awareness and potentially affect clinical assessment, reasoning, and decision making in general ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200025

Psychotherapy Tools

Application of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) for Depression Associated With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Publication date: 15 January 2021

Pages127–134

People with schizophrenia spectrum disorders frequently experience depression, yet depressive symptoms are often unaddressed. The authors propose that interpersonal and social rhythm therapy (IPSRT) may be effective for individuals with these disorders ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200024