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The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy

Shedler, Jonathan·2010·American Psychologist

DOI 10.1037/a0018378

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Empirical evidence supports the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy. Effect sizes for psychodynamic therapy are as large as those reported for other therapies that have been actively promoted as "empirically supported" and "evidence based." In addition, patients who receive psychodynamic therapy maintain therapeutic gains and appear to continue to improve after treatment ends. Finally, nonpsychodynamic therapies may be effective in part because the more skilled practitioners utilize techniques that have long been central to psychodynamic theory and practice. The perception that psychodynamic approaches lack empirical support does not accord with available scientific evidence and may reflect selective dissemination of research findings.

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Authors: Shedler, J.
Affiliations: University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
Corresponding author: Shedler, Jonathan
Venue: American Psychologist
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2010
Volume: 65
Issue: 2
Pages: 98-109
ISSN: 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
1935-990X
DOI: 10.1037/a0018378
OpenAlex: W2133566473
Cited by: 1,452
References: 133
Citations by year: 2026: 66 · 2025: 98 · 2024: 54 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 77 · 2021: 80 · 2020: 95 · 2019: 92 · 2018: 105 · 2017: 93 · 2016: 90 · 2015: 108 · 2014: 97 · 2013: 112 · 2012: 91
FWCI: 116.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords: psychodynamic psychotherapy, treatment efficacy, effect size, empirically supported treatments, evidence-based practice, research dissemination
MeSH terms: Mental Disorders, Humans, Physician-Patient Relations, Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome

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