The Scientific Basis of Psychotherapy

Psychiatry: Third Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 289-300

  Roose, Steven ^a   Cooper, Arnold M ^b   Fonagy, Peter ^c   Kandel, Eric R ^a,d   Polan, H Jonathan ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Kavli Institute for Brain Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological and neuroimaging studies; Dynamic psychotherapy and rigorous clinical trials; Dynamic interpersonal therapy (IPT) and CBT; Freudian psychoanalysis; Kandel psychoanalysis and neuroscience findings; Neuroscience research and manualized psychotherapies; Neuroscientific foundations and long term psychotherapy; Psychotherapy illuminating mind and brain relationship; Scientific basis of psychotherapy and valid outcome research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889763361     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470515167.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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