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The Empirical Status of Psychodynamic Therapies

Connolly Gibbons, Mary Beth, Crits-Christoph, Paul, Hearon, Bridget·2008·Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.4.022007.141252
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The goal of the current review is to examine the evidence for the efficacy of dynamic psychotherapy, primarily focusing on studies that meet the rigorous criteria proposed by Chambless & Hollon (1998) . We examine whether any progress has been made over the past decade in evaluating the efficacy of dynamic psychotherapy using well-controlled randomized designs. Over the past decade, multiple studies have been published supporting the efficacy of dynamic psychotherapy for the treatment of specific mental disorders. Dynamic psychotherapy should now be included as a possibly efficacious treatment for panic disorder and borderline personality disorder, as well as the original designation of possibly efficacious in the treatment of opiate dependence. In the context of medication usage, dynamic psychotherapy should be considered efficacious in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Studies suggest that dynamic psychotherapy has great promise as a monotherapy for MDD and alcohol dependence and thus should be evaluated further.

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  • In some fields, such as treatment of anxiety disorders, there are now more controlled studies on internet-delivered CBT than on older psychodynamic treatments for anxiety disorders.

    “in some fields, such as treatment of anxiety disorders, that there are now more controlled studies on internet-delivered CBT than there are on the much older psychodynamic treatments for anxiety disorders [42].”

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Authors
Connolly Gibbons, M. B., Crits-Christoph, P., & Hearon, B.
Affiliations
  • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;, ,
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
ORCID
Venue
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
2008-04-01
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
93-108
ISSN
  • 1548-5943 (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-5951
DOI
10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.4.022007.141252
OpenAlex
W2149332844
Cited by
48
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (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, randomized controlled trials, panic disorder, borderline personality disorder, opioid use disorder, major depressive disorder, alcoholism, monotherapy
MeSH terms
Agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorders, Mental Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Humans, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Phobic Disorders, Psychotherapy, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Panic Disorder, Substance-Related Disorders, Empirical Research

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