This paper highlights the typical clinical features of aggressive periodontitis (formerly known as juvenile periodontitis in the South Western region of Nigeria), the attending psychological effect following tooth loss, and the rehabilitative management offered which included periodontal therapy, psychotherapy, and prosthetic replacement of the missing teeth. The psychotherapy is the main disti...

Each year, the UCSF Department of Psychiatry invites a distinguished scholar to speak on campus as part of the Robert S. Wallerstein, MD Visiting Lectureship in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. This lecture series is held in honor of the late Robert S. Wallerstein, MD, and is focused on showcasing psychoanalytic knowledge and clinical expertise that influence psychiatry, psychotherapy and psyc...

1 Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, International Institute for Advanced Study in Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2 Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States, 3 Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA...

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological diseases that severely affects the patients‘ quality of sleep. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of reality therapy and positive psychotherapy on sleep quality in women with MS. Materials & Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test design and a control group....

background: the measure of expressed emotion (ee) has been extensively used for the investigation of family interaction in different clinical populations. however, very few clinical data exist which clarify the nature of the relationship between family ee and eating disorders, as well as the prognostic value of the ee variables. objective: the purpose of this study is to determine if family ee ...

Many activities undertaken by the forensic psychiatrist have nothing to do with dynamic psychotherapy, and rightly so. Likewise, the main thrust of dynamic psychotherapy, is independent of forensic issues. Nevertheless, there is a pre serve of clinical responsibility within forensic psychiatry which, on occasion, justly invokes the aid of dynamic psy chotherapy. This may be when the scope of th...

This Practice Parameter describes the principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy with children and is based on clinical consensus and available research evidence. It presents guidelines for the practice of child psychodynamic psychotherapy, including indications and contraindications, the setting, verbal and interactive (play) techniques, work with the parents, and criteria for termination.

<p>We present an interview with Victor K. Zaretsky, PhD in Psychology, Professor, Chair of Individual and Group Psychotherapy, Faculty Counseling Clinical Moscow State University Psychology Education (Moscow, Russia).</p>