Psychotherapy

Discover 6 essential steps for psychiatrists to enhance the effectiveness of CBT and DBT in treating young patients.

The strong emphasis on neuroscience in the 1990s and early 2000s is now giving way to a new psychiatric pluralism, one that increasingly views psychotherapy as real treatment and psychosocial factors as fundamental to understanding the causes and basic nature of psychopathology.

Cultivating hope in therapy enhances resilience and empowers patients to overcome mental health challenges and achieve their goals.

Explore the evolving role of psychotherapy in psychiatry in our May theme! We want to hear about your insights, tips, and case studies.

Resilience is dynamic and modifiable and is associated with positive rehabilitation outcomes following brain injury. Engaging patients in interventions to develop and strengthen resilience may improve rehabilitation outcomes by promoting psychosocial adjustment, mitigating emotional distress, and enhancing community participation.

A pioneer in cognitive behavior therapy shares his thoughts on a 50-year-long career.

Recap Psychiatric Times Black History Month coverage, including welcoming a new sports psychiatry section editor and a clinical conversation on using CBT to empower Black patients.

Here are highlights from this week in Psychiatric Times, including trial updates and thoughts on the history of the antimedication movement.

Judith S. Beck, PhD, and Janeé M. Steele, PhD, engage in a conversation about how clinicians from all backgrounds can address issues of race in session and also empower Black patients with a sense of personal pride in their identities.

How does author Charles Fulton Oursler’s famous quote—'Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves: regret for the past and fear of the future'—relates to modern cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness?

Facing limited resources, cultural barriers, and complex mental health cases, A newly qualified doctor’s year in rural South Africa offers a deep dive into psychiatry in underserved areas.

How can we optimize and expand our knowledge of neuroplasticity?

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”

How should psychotherapy supervisors go about their supervision? Sharon Packer, MD, reviews Supervising Individual Psychotherapy (The Guide to “Good Enough”) and offers her insight into how the book can guide the future of psychotherapy supervision.

Here are 4 means of coping with the diagnostic uncertainty of bipolar mixed states.

Learn more about how cognitive behavior therapy can be used as a healing tool in marginalized communities.

What is the best treatment course for prolonged grief disorder?

Check out the new column, CREATIVE MINDS: Psychotherapeutic Approaches and Insights!

While still practiced, psychoanalysis has become an infrequent treatment modality because of its cost, limited insurance reimbursement, and the desire of patients to find quicker and less burdensome treatment methods.

How can you best identify and manage pediatric PTSD?

Art informs life and life informs art.

Art imitates life imitates art.

Guidelines from the World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Program support nonspecialist health workers providing evidence-based treatments in underresourced regions.

Psychedelics may catalyze rapid improvements in mental health, but they do so firmly rooted in what we already know about the efficacy of psychotherapy.

A look at the different types of mental health disorders and the role of psychodynamic psychotherapy.