Although there are no scientific studies which evaluate psychotherapy for unwanted homosexual attraction (UHA) among adolescents, there are four studies that examine "sexual orientation change efforts"(SOCE) among adults which have been referenced to support legislative efforts to ban minors from receiving psychotherapy for UHA. This review critically examines each of those four studies. Pediat...

Psychotherapy of schizophrenia has engendered widespread interest and controversy. Etiologic theories and ideologic orientation toward psychopathology have unduly influenced clinicians' therapeutic approach, and only recently has the drug versus psychotherapy polemic given way to scientific study and integration of seemingly distinct treatments. The Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia Project provid...

Neuroscience presents great challenges and opportunities for psychotherapy. This article proposes recommendations and avenues for practice. Neurological knowledge is being employed in psychotherapy in three broad ways. First, it is used to explain and justify existing practices in psychotherapy, (e.g., the neuropsychoanalysis of Mark Solms). Second, neural localization studies are used to devis...

a Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen , b Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg , c Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Giessen and Marburg , and d Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, ...

(2015) Editorial: Dynamic systems theory and embodiment in psychotherapy research. A new look at process and outcome. Front. Psychol. 6:914. This research topic encompasses a collection of articles from a dynamic systems and embodiment perspective on psychotherapy research. The collection follows the general tenet that communicative processes in psychotherapy are a field-dynamic phenomenon with...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Psychotherapy and antidepressants are effective in patients with severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but the cost-effectiveness of either treatment in routine practice has not been established. METHODS Patients with severe IBS were randomly allocated to receive 8 sessions of individual psychotherapy, 20 mg daily of the specific serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepr...