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- Title
The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Authors
Shedler, Jonathan
- Abstract
Empirical evidence supports the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy. Effect sizes for psychodynamic therapy are as large as those reported for other therapies that have been actively promoted as "empirically supported" and "evidence based." In addition, patients who receive psychodynamic therapy maintain therapeutic gains and appear to continue to improve after treatment ends. Finally, nonpsychodynamic therapies may be effective in part because the more skilled practitioners utilize techniques that have long been central to psychodynamic theory and practice. The perception that psychodynamic approaches lack empirical support does not accord with available scientific evidence and may reflect selective dissemination of research findings.
- Publication
The American psychologist, 2010, Vol 65, Issue 2, p98
- ISSN
1935-990X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/a0018378