Common Features of Psychotherapy

Frank, Jerome D.

doi:10.3109/00048677209159674

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“…There is need for further in depth qualitative and quantitative, conceptual and empirical research into various psychological themes and issues, such as perennial components of traditional and modern healing (Edwards, 1986;Frank, 1972;Torrey, 1972;Oosthuizen et. al., 1989), empathy (Edwards, 2010;Edwards, Makunga, Ngcobo, & Dhloma 2004;Mkhwanazi, 1989), and transpersonal spirituality, especially ancestral consciousness (Lumsden-Cook, Edwards, & Thwala, 2006;Lumsden-Cook, Thwala, & Edwards, 2006).…”

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A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa

Edwards

2011

Journal of Psychology in Africa

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Section: Empirical Researchmentioning

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A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa

Edwards

2011

Journal of Psychology in Africa

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“…However, all these studies either excluded many patients with co‐existing psychiatric disorders or focused upon less severe cases, reinforcing the need for more real‐life psychotherapy research [34]. Nevertheless, Jim Orford is right about the need for a radical shift in the way in which psychological treatments for addiction are being conceptualized [44] in order to progress beyond simply further contributions to the pool of important negative findings; and Jerome Frank (1909–2005) can still be heard beyond the grave that successful outcomes from disparate psychotherapeutic modalities involve a range of common factors: ‘First we need to gain a better understanding of the interactions between patients, therapists, therapeutic settings and therapeutic rationale that arouse patients' hopes, provide them with success experiences, arouse them emotionally and offer alternative solutions to their problems’[45]. Demonstrating the qualities of being a good friend such as being flexible, honest and trustworthy and being interested and warm, as well as having therapeutic skills including exploration, reflection, making accurate interpretations, facilitating expression of affect and being affirming, are the basis for developing strong therapeutic alliances [46].…”

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The 10 most important things known about addiction

Sellman¹

2009

Addiction

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If you were asked: 'What are the most important things we know about addiction?' what would you say? This paper brings together a body of knowledge across multiple domains and arranged as a list of 10 things known about addiction, as a response to such a question. The 10 things are: (1) addiction is fundamentally about compulsive behaviour; (2) compulsive drug seeking is initiated outside of consciousness; (3) addiction is about 50% heritable and complexity abounds; (4) most people with addictions who present for help have other psychiatric problems as well; (5) addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder in the majority of people who present for help; (6) different psychotherapies appear to produce similar treatment outcomes; (7) 'come back when you're motivated' is no longer an acceptable therapeutic response; (8) the more individualized and broad-based the treatment a person with addiction receives, the better the outcome; (9) epiphanies are hard to manufacture; and (10) change takes time. The paper concludes with a call for unity between warring factions in the field to use the knowledge already known more effectively for the betterment of tangata whaiora (patients) suffering from addictive disorders.

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“…Whilst support is seen as the cornerstone of all and any therapy, with all therapies succeeding on the basis of a con-fiding relationship with a trusted therapist (Frank, 1972), in infant therapies, the paradigm is a secure base, heightening even more the relevance of support. Many programs provide support as their mainstay, and do so with great success Olds, & Kitzman, 1993;Olds et al, 1994).…”

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Family Therapy and Infant Mental Health: Natural Partners

Sved-Williams

2003

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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As science identifies the importance of interplay between an infant's innate potential and the experiences of the first two years of life for life‐long brain development, infant mental health as a discipline in its own right is burgeoning. Family therapists with their knowledge of systems theory are well‐placed to become specialised in this field. In this article, following discussion of definitions and ‘territories’, brief descriptions of the history of attachment theory and attachment behaviours lead to summaries of current work where family therapy and infant mental health overlap. Although definitive evidence of effectiveness of family interventions remains sparse, the vital benefits of ensuring appropriate home and cultural environments for our infants through family and community interventions is likely to be demonstrated in the next decades. Earliest intervention and preventive interventions are likely to be the most rapid and the most potent.

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Common Features of Psychotherapy

Cited by 26 publications

References 9 publications

A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa

A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa

The 10 most important things known about addiction

Family Therapy and Infant Mental Health: Natural Partners

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