People often ask what is the difference between Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy or counselling and psychotherapy. UKCP provides us with an extensive list of different types of psychotherapy with a comprehensive description of each type. It is crucial that we do understand how these different types of treatment work before we make a decision to embark on one of them.

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In psychology and in medicine more generally, meta-analysis is a widely accepted method for summarizing and synthesizing the findings of independent studies (Lipsey & Wilson, 2001; Rosenthal, 1991; Rosenthal & DiMatteo, 2001). Meta-analysis makes [...]

Focus on affect and expression of emotion. Psychodynamic therapy encourages exploration and discussion of the full range of a patient’s emotions. The therapist helps the patient describe and put words to feelings, [...]

The goals of psychodynamic therapy include, but extend beyond, symptom remission. Successful treatment should not only relieve symptoms (i.e., get rid of something) but also foster the positive presence of psychological [...]