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Beyond Symptom Relief: The Depth Work of Psychodynamic Therapy

Beyond Symptom Relief: The Depth Work of Psychodynamic TherapyPsychodynamic therapy continues to evolve with a focus on research and being an evidence-based treatment. A 2023 meta-analysis by Leichsenring and colleagues examined 27 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing psychodynamic therapy (PDT) to other treatments (e.g., CBT) for depression. The study found PDT to be equally effective …

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If You Still Think Psychodynamic Therapy Is not “Evidence-Based,” You Haven’t Looked at the Evidence:

Twenty years ago, saying “psychodynamic psychotherapy is evidence-based” was a good way to get dismissed as “old school” or "outdated." Today, if someone still says that, they are not describing the data and evidence, they are describing their own bias and perhaps knowledge gap.Over the last 20–30 years, the empirical picture has flipped. Meta-analyses of …

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