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Volume 4, Issue 2

April 2006

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EDITORIAL

April 2006

From the Guest Editor

Jerald Kay, M.D.

Page:165
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.165

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CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

April 2006

The Essentials of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Jerald Kay, M.D.

Pages:167–172
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.167

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Psychodynamic psychotherapy, in all its forms, is the psychotherapy most frequently provided by psychiatrists. Psychodynamic therapy is useful in long-term, short-term, supportive, crisis intervention, and group/family therapies, with patients of all ...

April 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basic Principles and Recent Advances

Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:173–178
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.173

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April 2006

The Clinical Conduct of Interpersonal Psychotherapy

John C. Markowitz, M.D.

Pages:179–184
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.179

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Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a well-researched psychotherapy that has only recently begun to spread into clinical use. A manual-based, diagnosis-targeted, time-limited treatment, IPT has demonstrated efficacy as a treatment for mood and eating ...

April 2006

Ask the Expert Sexual involvement with a previous therapist

Pages:185–186
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.185

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April 2006

Patient Management Exercise for Psychotherapy

B. Harrison Levine, M.D., M.P.H., and
Ronald C. Albucher, M.D.

Pages:187–196
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.187

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INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

April 2006

Bibliography for Psychotherapy

Pages:197–199
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.197

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April 2006

Abstracts for Psychotherapy

Pages:200–203
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.200

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April 2006

Combined Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy for Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Review and Analysis

Michael W. Otto,
Jasper A. J. Smits, and
Hannah E. Reese

Pages:204–214
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.204

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Studies suggest a complex relationship between cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) and pharmacotherapy for the combined treatment of mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Combined treatment for depression may have beneficial effects when applied to patients ...

April 2006

Implications of Research in Cognitive Neuroscience for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Drew Westen

Pages:215–222
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.215

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April 2006

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Review

Douglas Turkington, M.D.,
Robert Dudley, Ph.D.,
Debbie M. Warman, Ph.D., and
Aaron T. Beck, M.D.

Pages:223–233
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.223

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has a proven role as an adjunct to antipsychotic medication and remediative approaches such as social skills training in the management of residual symptoms of chronic schizophrenia. Positive symptoms, depression, and ...

April 2006

Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy and Cognitive Therapy for Cluster C Personality Disorders

Martin Svartberg, M.D., Ph.D.,
Tore C. Stiles, Ph.D., and
Michael H. Seltzer, Ph.D.

Pages:234–243
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.234

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Objective: This study compared the effectiveness of short-term dynamic psychotherapy and cognitive therapy for out-patients with cluster C personality disorders. Method: Patients (N=50) who met the criteria for one or more cluster C personality disorders ...

April 2006

Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder With Psychoanalytically Oriented Partial Hospitalization: An 18-Month Follow-Up

Anthony Bateman, M.A., F.R.C.Psych., and
Peter Fonagy, Ph.D., F.B.A.

Pages:244–252
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.244

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether the substantial gains made by patients with borderline personality disorder following completion of a psychoanalytically oriented partial hospitalization program, in comparison to patients treated ...

April 2006

Basic Strategies of Dynamic Supportive Therapy

Donald A. Misch, M.D.

Pages:253–268
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.253

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Supportive therapy is the psychotherapeutic approach employed with the majority of mentally ill individuals. Nevertheless, most mental health professional training programs dedicate little time and effort to the teaching and learning of supportive therapy,...

April 2006

The Role of the Therapeutic Alliance in Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy Outcome: Findings in the National Institute of Mental Health Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program

Janice L. Krupnick,
Stuart M. Sotsky,
Irene Elkin,
Sam Simmens,
Janet Moyer,
John Watkins, and
Paul A. Pilkonis

Pages:269–277
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.269

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The relationship between therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome was examined for depressed outpatients who received interpersonal psychotherapy, cognitive-behavior therapy, imipramine with clinical management, or placebo with clinical management. ...

April 2006

Patient Predictors of Response to Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy: Findings in the NIMH Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program

Stuart M. Sotsky, M.D., M.P.H.,
David R. Glass, Ph.D.,
M. Tracie Shea, Ph.D.,
Paul A. Pilkonis, Ph.D.,
F. Collins, Sc.D.,
Irene Elkin, Ph.D.,
John T. Watkins, Ph.D.,
Stanley D. Imber, Ph.D.,
William R. Leber, Ph.D.,
Janet Moyer, M.S., and
Mary Ellen Oliveri, Ph.D.

Pages:278–290
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.278

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Objective: The authors investigated patient characteristics predictive of treatment response in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program. Method: Two hundred thirty-nine outpatients with major ...

April 2006

Relationship Between Hopelessness and Ultimate Suicide: A Replication With Psychiatric Outpatients

Aaron T. Beck, M.D.,
Gary Brown, M.S.,
Robert J. Berchick, Ph.D.,
Bonnie L. Stewart, Ph.D., and
Robert A. Steer, Ed.D.

Pages:291–296
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.291

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A prospective study of 1,958 outpatients found that hopelessness, as measured by the Beck Hopelessness Scale, was significantly related to eventual suicide. A scale cutoff score of 9 or above identified 16 (94.2%) of the 17 patients who eventually ...

April 2006

The Psychodynamic Formulation: Its Purpose, Structure, and Clinical Application

Samuel Perry, M.D.,
Arnold M. Cooper, M.D., and
Robert Michels, M.D.

Pages:297–305
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.297

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The authors present a brief written psychodynamic formulation that focuses on central conflicts, anticipates transferences and resistances, and helps guide all psychiatric treatments. After placing the presenting problem in the context of the patient’s ...

April 2006

Therapeutic Factors in Psychotherapy

Jerome D. Frank, M.D.

Pages:306–311
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.4.2.306

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