Psychotherapy in Psychiatry — Fundamentals, Models and Clinical Correlations | Internal Medicine and Psychiatry

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An exhaustive treatise that covers the epistemology, theoretical foundation, operational techniques, neurobiological correlates and evidence of clinical effectiveness of the main psychotherapeutic modalities. Designed for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and human behavior researchers.

What it covers

1. Theoretical Paradigms and Neurobiological Level of Psychotherapy
2. · Epistemological Evolution of Psychotherapeutic Schools
3. The Classical Psychodynamic Model and Conflict Theory
4. · The Metapsychological Models of Sigmund Freud
5. Modern Psychodynamic Developments: Object Relations and Evidence-Based Interventions
6. · Structural Concepts: Transference, Countertransference and Alliance
7. Classic Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Structure, Schemas and Cognitive Distortions
8. · Beck's Cognitive Triad and the Three Level Model of Cognition
9. Exposition Techniques, Socratic Dialogue and Behavioral Intervention
10. · Socratic Dialogue and Guided Discovery
11. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Relational Framework Theory
12. · Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Experiential Avoidance
13. Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy (DBT): The Biosocial Model and Dialectical Synthesis
14. · The Biosocial Model of Emotional Dysregulation
15. Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) by Klerman and Weissman: Focus, Protocol and Evidence
16. · The Four Areas of Interpersonal Conflict
17. Systemic Therapy and Family Models: Structural, Strategic and Milan
18. · Systemic Premises: Cybernetics and Feedback
19. Existential and Person-Centered Models: Rogers, Frankl and Emotionally Focused Psychotherapy
20. · Carl Rogers' Person-Centered Therapy
21. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): Protocol and AIP
22. · The AIP Model and the Neuropathology of Trauma
23. Psychotherapies Based on Mindfulness and the Default Mode Network (DMN)
24. · The Neurobiological Mechanism of Action of Mindfulness
25. · Jeffrey Young's Schema Therapy
26. Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Psychotic Disorders: CBTp and Cognitive Remediation
27. · Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp)
28. Psychotherapy in Addictions and Dual Pathology: Motivational Interviewing and Marlatt Relapse Prevention
29. · Miller and Rollnick's Motivational Interview
30. Childhood and Adolescent Approach and Psychogeriatrics: Technical Particularities of the Life Course
31. · Particularities in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
32. The Neurobiology of Psychotherapeutic Change and Epigenetics
33. · Functional Neuroimaging Studies: fMRI and PET in Psychotherapy
34. The Therapeutic Alliance and Common Factors in Psychotherapy: dodo's Verdict
35. · The Tripartite Model of the Therapeutic Alliance by Edward Bordin
36. Ethical Aspects, Iatrogenicity and Limits in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship
37. · Professional Limits: Transgressions vs. Limit Violations
38. Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness and the Future of Psychotherapy
39. · Efficacy, Effectiveness and Empirically Supported Treatments (EST)