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Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy Volume 41 Issue 3

Subject Areas: Psychiatry and Mental Health
Publisher: Springer US - Springer Journals
ISSN: 0022-0116
SJR: 38

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Psychotherapy and Recovery from Schizophrenia: A Model of Treatment as Informed by a Dialogical Model of the Self Experience in Psychosis

Lysaker, Paul; Lysaker, John

2010 Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

doi:10.1007/s10879-010-9157-x

Since the term schizophrenia was coined, the disorder has been linked to experiences of self-diminishment. This link calls for theoretical work that helps us understand experiences of diminishment wherein persons find themselves less than they once were but nevertheless able to recognize and...
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The Attention Training Technique as an Attempt to Decrease Intrusive Thoughts in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD): From Cognitive Theory to Practice and Back

Moritz, Steffen; Wess, Nathalie; Treszl, András; Jelinek, Lena

2010 Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

doi:10.1007/s10879-010-9169-6

The attention training technique (ATT) is a cognitive treatment method that is aimed at ameliorating intrusive thoughts in anxiety disorders. To the best of our knowledge, no randomized controlled study has yet been conducted on individuals with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). For the...
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The Connections Between Self-Esteem and Psychopathology

Zeigler-Hill, Virgil

2010 Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

doi:10.1007/s10879-010-9167-8

Diagnostic criteria and empirical research suggests an intimate connection between low self-esteem and psychopathology. The purpose of the present work is to provide a review of the literature that focuses on the interconnections between self-esteem and psychopathology. The most prominent...
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Impoverished Self-Narrative and Impaired Self-Reflection as Targets for the Psychotherapy of Personality Disorders

Dimaggio, Giancarlo

2010 Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

doi:10.1007/s10879-010-9170-0

Recent years have seen theory and research in psychiatry and psychotherapy identifying which facets of the psychopathology of personality disorders (PD) should be treatment targets. This paper focuses on four elements: a) impoverished autobiographical narrative/use of generalized memory; b) lack...
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Personal Therapy in Psychotherapeutic Training: Current Research and Future Directions

Rizq, Rosemary

2010 Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

doi:10.1007/s10879-010-9168-7

Recent research literature in the field of personal therapy for psychotherapists shows that therapists claim overwhelmingly positive outcomes with few negative effects (Orlinsky et al., The Psychotherapist’s own psychotherapy: Patient and clinician perspectives. Oxford University Press, Oxford,...
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Overcoming Problems of Relativism in Postmodern Psychotherapy

Skovlund, Henrik

2010 Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

doi:10.1007/s10879-010-9166-9

Relativism as an ideal of postmodern informed therapy remains a topic of debate. The thesis that no truth in conversation is privileged over and above another appears to leave the impression that a narrator can shape any preferred version of reality. This has often led to accusations of...

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