American Journal of Psychotherapy

Articles

Remembering Silvano Arieti 40 Years Later

Mark L. Ruffalo, M.S.W., D.Psa.

Publication date: 09 May 2022

Pages103–107

Silvano Arieti is known for his comprehensive psychodynamic and biological theory of schizophrenia and mental illness. His writings continue to inform modern psychiatric theory and psychotherapeutic approaches to schizophrenia.

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210039

If You Don’t Ask, They Don’t Tell: The Cultural Formulation Interview and Patient Perceptions of the Clinical Relationship

Publication date: 18 April 2022

Pages108–113

Synopsis: More than half of participating patients expressed mistrust or ambivalence toward clinicians related to differences in cultural background using the Cultural Formulation Interview, which can help enhance communication and trust and help ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210040

Reminder-Focused Positive Psychiatry: Suicide Prevention Among Youths With Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicidality

Publication date: 29 July 2022

Pages114–121

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of brief reminder-focused positive psychiatry and suicide prevention (RFPP-S) on suicidal ideation, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and clinical outcomes among youths with PTSD treated in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200061

Reviews and Overviews

Supportive Evidence: Brief Supportive Psychotherapy as Active Control and Clinical Intervention

John C. Markowitz, M.D.

Publication date: 02 March 2022

Pages122–128

Objective: Supportive psychotherapy has long had an undeservedly weak reputation. This review aims to describe the use of manualized, time-limited brief supportive psychotherapy (BSP) and its testing in clinical trials across three decades. Although ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2021.20210041

Psychotherapy Tools

Multicultural Streaming in Group Psychotherapy Supervision: Orientation to and Preparation for Culturally Humble Practice

Publication date: 24 November 2021

Pages129–133

How do psychotherapy supervisors most effectively integrate issues and concerns about multiculturalism and social justice (MSJ) into the supervisory experience? Concrete examples of how to best address this integration are needed, and this article ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210021

Developing a Structural Intervention for Outpatient Mental Health Care: Mapping Vulnerability and Privilege

Publication date: 29 July 2022

Pages134–140

The Mapping Vulnerability and Privilege (MVP) exercise is a clinical intervention based on a structural competency framework that emphasizes societal structures—social determinants of health and of biology, behavior, and culture—and their impact on health ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200057

Brief Reports

Depression Among University Students With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms: A Study of Interpersonal Counseling

Publication date: 29 March 2022

Pages141–144

Objective: University students with symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience depression. This study examined whether interpersonal counseling (IPC) could be an effective treatment for depression among students with ADHD ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2021.20210028