TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychotherapies
T2 - an overview
AU - Karasu, T. B.
PY - 1977/1/1
Y1 - 1977/1/1
N2 - The author schematically describes the three predominating themes in the development of the psychotherapies: dynamic, behavioral, and experiental. These themes represent different conceptualizations of the fundamental nature of man and his ills, therapeutic processes or change agents, the basic nature of the physician-patient relationship, and the primary techniques and methods used. Although there appears to be some unifying thread connecting the four different areas within each theme, a comparable bond The author questions the potential unification of the psychotherapies and poses specific dimensions for further exploration.
AB - The author schematically describes the three predominating themes in the development of the psychotherapies: dynamic, behavioral, and experiental. These themes represent different conceptualizations of the fundamental nature of man and his ills, therapeutic processes or change agents, the basic nature of the physician-patient relationship, and the primary techniques and methods used. Although there appears to be some unifying thread connecting the four different areas within each theme, a comparable bond The author questions the potential unification of the psychotherapies and poses specific dimensions for further exploration.
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U2 - 10.1176/ajp.134.8.851
DO - 10.1176/ajp.134.8.851
M3 - Review article
C2 - 327833
AN - SCOPUS:0017752315
VL - 134
SP - 851
EP - 863
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
SN - 0002-953X
IS - 8
ER -