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		<title>Psychotherapy To Treat Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.medicinenet.com/psychotherapy/article.htm
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Introduction

Psychotherapy is often the first form of treatment recommended for depression. Called "therapy" for short, the word psychotherapy actually involves a variety of treatment techniques. During psychotherapy, a person with depression talks to a licensed and trained mental healthcare professional who helps him or her identify and work through the factors that may be causing their depressiondepression.

Sometimes these factors work in combination with heredity or chemical imbalances in the brain to trigger depression. Taking care of the psychological and psychosocial aspects of depression is important.

How Does Psychotherapy Help Depression?

Psychotherapy helps people with depression:

* Understand the behaviors, emotions, and ideas that contribute to his or her depression.
* Understand and identify the life problems or events -- like a major illness, a death in the family, a loss of a job or a divorce -- that contribute to their depression and help them understand which aspects of those problems they may be able to solve or improve.
* Regain a sense of control and pleasure in life.
* Learn coping techniques and problem-solving skills.

Types of Therapy

Therapy can be given in a variety of formats, including:

* Individual -- This therapy involves only the patient and the therapist.
* Group -- Two or more patients may participate in therapy at the same time. Patients are able to share experiences and learn that others feel the same way, and have had the same experiences.
* Marital/couples -- This type of therapy helps spouses and partners understand why their loved one has depression, what changes in communication and behaviors can help, and what they can do to cope.
* Family -- Because family is a key part of the team that helps people with depression get better, it is sometimes helpful for family members to understand what their loved one is going through, how they themselves can cope, and what they can do to help.

Approaches to Therapy

While therapy can be done in different formats -- like family, group, and individual, there are also several different approaches that mental health professionals can take to provide therapy. After talking with the patient about their depression, the therapist will decide which approach to use based on the suspected underlying factors contributing to the depression.
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		<title>Psychotherapy of Unconscious Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.integrativetherapy.com/en/articles.php?id=59
integrativetherapy.com
Richard G. Erskine, Ph.D.

Portions of this paper were presented as the keynote ad­dress entitled “Unconscious Processes: The Intimate Con­nection between Client and Therapist” at the Inter­na­tional Integrative Psychotherapy Association conference 12-15 April 2007 in Rome, Italy. The author thanks mem­bers of the Professional Development Seminar of the In­sti­tute for Integrative Psychotherapy for their valuable con­tri­butions in formulating the concepts in this article. His heartfelt gratitude also goes to Kay and Andrew for pro­viding him with the opportunity to enhance his learning about psychotherapy through their work together.

Abstract

Freud defined the unconscious as a result of repression. However, recent findings in neu­rology and developmental psychology in­dicate that unconscious experience may be com­posed of presymbolic, subsymbolic, im­plicit, and procedural forms of memory, as well as being the result of trauma. In this article, preverbal, never-verbalized, un­ac­knowl­edged, nonmemory, and avoided ver­ba­li­zation are categories of unconscious ex­perience used to describe two psychotherapy cases. Five prereflective patterns—attach­ment style, self-regulation, relational needs, script beliefs, and introjection—are sug­gested as a way to organize treatment plan­ning. A relational and in-depth integrative psychotherapy is described for the treat­ment of unconscious experience.


Sigmund Freud’s theoretical formulation that the unconscious determines motivation and be­havior was revolutionary a century ago. Today that same theoretical formulation may be equal­ly accurate in understanding motivation and behavior, but contemporary conceptualizations of the dynamics of “unconscious” experience have changed the focus from one emphasizing de­fensive repression to a developmental and neu­rological perspective. In response to current neurological research and contemporary psy­cho­logical theory, I no longer think of a dy­nam­ic unconscious as formed exclusively from defensive repression; rather, I view it as an ex­pres­sion of developmental and neurological pro­cessing of significant experiences (Bucci, 1997; Fosshage, 2005; Howell, 2005; Kihl­strom, 1984; Lyons-Ruth, 1999; Orange, At­wood, &#038; Stolorow, 1997; Siegel, 2003).

Freud postulated that “the unconscious” was like a vault in the mind where emotionally con­flictual experiences were stored and forgotten. Such a “dynamic unconscious” was the result of the defensive activity of repression (Freud, 1900/1958b, 1915/1957). Ian Suttie (1935/1988), an early psychoanalytic object relations theorist, described such repression as an “en­tirely unconscious process” and distinguished it from “suppression,” which is a conscious re­ac­tion to coercion (p. 97). With repression, par­ticularly uncomfortable affect-laden or trau­ma­tic experiences of self with others are psy­cho­logically prevented from coming to awareness. Other self-protective and defensive reactions—such as desensitization, disavowal, disso­cia­tion, and psychological splitting—may accom­pany and reinforce repression.
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		<title>An Introduction to Psychotherapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/an-introduction-to-psychotherapy/
psychcentral.com
By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

Psychotherapy is a process focused on helping you heal and learn more constructive ways to deal with the problems or issues within your life. It can also be a supportive process when going through a difficult period or under increased stress, such as starting a new career or going through a divorce.

Generally psychotherapy is recommended whenever a person is grappling with a life, relationship or work issue or a specific mental health concern, and these issues or concerns are causing the individual a great deal of pain or upset for longer than a few days. There are exceptions to this general rule, but for the most part, there is no harm to going into therapy even if you’re not entirely certain you would benefit from it. Millions of people visit a psychotherapist every year, and most research shows that people who do so benefit from the interaction. Most therapists will also be honest with you if they believe you won’t benefit or in their opinion, don’t need psychotherapy.

Modern psychotherapy differs significantly from the Hollywood version. Typically, most people see their therapist once a week for 50 minutes. For medication-only appointments, sessions will be with a psychiatric nurse or psychiatrist and tend to last only 15 to 20 minutes. These medication appointments tend to be scheduled once per month or once every six weeks.

Most psychotherapy tends to focus on problem solving and is goal-oriented. That means at the onset of treatment, you and your therapist decide upon which specific changes you would like to make in your life. These goals will often be broken down into smaller attainable objectives and put into a formal treatment plan. Most psychotherapists today work on and focus on helping you to achieve those goals. This is done simply through talking and discussing techniques that the therapist can suggest that may help you better navigate those difficult areas within your life. Often psychotherapy will help teach people about their disorder, too, and suggest additional coping mechanisms that the person may find more effective.
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		<title>Psychotherapies For Children And Adolescents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families&#038;name=Psychotherapies+For+Children+And+Adolescents
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Psychotherapy is a form of psychiatric treatment that involves therapeutic conversations and interactions between a therapist and a child or family. It can help children and families understand and resolve problems, modify behavior, and make positive changes in their lives.  There are several types of psychotherapy that involve different approaches, techniques and interventions.  At times, a combination of different psychotherapy approaches may be helpful.  In some cases a combination of medication with psychotherapy may be
more effective.

Different types of psychotherapy: (alphabetical order)

* Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) helps improve a child's moods, anxiety and behavior by examining confused or distorted patterns of thinking.  CBT therapists teach children that thoughts cause feelings and moods which can influence behavior. During CBT, a child learns to identify harmful thought patterns. The therapist then helps the child replace this thinking with thoughts that result in more appropriate feelings and behaviors. Research shows that CBT can be effective in treating a variety fo conditions, including depression and anxiety.

* Dialectical Behavior Therapy  (DBT) can be used to treat older adolescents who have chronic suicidal feelings/thoughts, engage in intentionally self-harmful beaviors or have Borderline Personality Disorder.  DBT emphasizes taking responsibility for one's problems and helps the person examine how they deal with conflict and intense negative emotions. This often involves a combination of group and individual sessions.

* Family Therapy focuses on helping the family function in more positive and constructive ways by exploring patterns of communication and providing support and education.  Family therapy sessions can include the child or adolescent along with parents, siblings, and grandparents.  Couples therapy is a specific type of family therapy that focuses on a couple's communication and interactions (e.g. parents having marital problems).
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