Psychotherapy is an umbrella term that refers to any treatment regime—a therapy—that relies upon a psychological technique or theory. It does not refer only to PSYCHOANALYSIS (though it includes this: the terms psychotherapy and...

Psychotherapy The treatment of mental or emotional disorders and adjustment problems through the use of psychological techniques rather than through physical or biological means. Psychoanalysis, the first modern form of psychotherapy, was called the...

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Psychotherapy Becoming a Therapist: What Do I Say, and Why? Suzanne Bender, Edward Messner. New York: Guilford; 2003.232p. US$35.00. Reviewer rating: Very Good This book is a much-needed, limely contribution to the area of psychotherapy supervision. When medical students become psychiatric...

Psychotherapy An Introduction to the Psychotherapies Sidney Bloch, editor. 4th ed. Oxford (GB): Oxford University Press; 2006.443 p. CDW57.50. Reviewer rating: Excellent A fourth edition of any book should speak volumes regarding its popularity. It is not simply a point of pride...

Pioneers in psychotherapy and cell biology and three scientists who discovered a crucial enzyme linked to cancer and aging are being awarded prestigious medical prizes. The $100,000 prizes from the Albert & Mary Lasker Foundation will be presented Friday in...

Albert Ellis, founder of a renowned psychotherapy institute who is considered by many to be among the most influential figures in modern psychology, died Tuesday, the institute announced. He was 93.The cause of death was kidney and heart failure, The New York Times reported on...