Journal article
Contemporary Supportive Therapy: A Review of History, Theory, and Evidence
Psychodynamic psychiatry, Vol.49(4), pp.562-590
2021
DOI: 10.1521/PDPS.2021.49.4.562
PMID: 34870457
Abstract
Supportive psychotherapy interventions were developed as a part of psychodynamic psychotherapy work, and supportive psychotherapy was historically considered to be the default form of therapy only for lower-functioning patients. These roots unfortunately have resulted in supportive psychotherapy being viewed as an inferior form of treatment. In reality, supportive psychotherapy is a practical and flexible form of psychotherapy that helps patients with a wide range of psychiatric illnesses, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, and substance use disorders. In addition, supportive psychotherapy can be well-suited to higher-functioning patients, as well as to patients who are chronically lower-functioning. There is also evidence to support the use of supportive psychotherapy in patients with certain medical illnesses, including coronary artery disease, some gastrointestinal illnesses, HIV infection, and certain types of cancer. The goals of supportive psychotherapy include helping patients to understand emotional experiences, improving affective regulation and reality-testing, making use of their most effective coping strategies, and engaging in collaborative problem solving to reduce stressors and increase effective engagement with support systems.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Contemporary Supportive Therapy: A Review of History, Theory, and Evidence
- Creators
- Holly M Van Den Beldt - University of IowaAnne E Ruble - Johns Hopkins UniversityRandon S Welton - Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityErin M Crocker - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychodynamic psychiatry, Vol.49(4), pp.562-590
- DOI
- 10.1521/PDPS.2021.49.4.562
- PMID
- 34870457
- ISSN
- 2162-2590
- eISSN
- 2162-2604
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2021
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry
- Record Identifier
- 9984289761302771
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