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Supportive Psychotherapy
Abstract
Supportive psychotherapy is the most widely practiced individual psychotherapeutic approach, largely because it is inclusively defined and has an extensive range of clinical applications. Supportive psychotherapy is the methodology of choice in many medical conditions, and focuses on building better coping strategies by understanding and working on the patient's defensive, cognitive, and interpersonal style. Strengthening of self-esteem is one of the most important objectives of supportive psychotherapy. A useful strategy for bolstering self-esteem is to demonstrate interest in the patient by making him or her aware that the therapist recalls their dialogue, and is aware of the patient's preferences, dislikes, attitudes, and sensibilities. A supportive psychotherapeutic approach was found to be superior to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or interpersonal therapy in a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing three psychotherapies in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.
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- Authors
- Winston, A., & Lujack, A. M.
- Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel (US)
- Venue
- Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-02-20
- Pages
- 1871-1881
- OpenAlex
- W4243696823
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 1
- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Keywords
- supportive therapy, anorexia nervosa, self-esteem, coping strategies, therapeutic relationship, cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, psychotherapy comparison
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