On 2 October 2008 Michael Sylvester wrote: >All this discussion about the effectiveness of psychoanalytic >therapy fails to analyze the key assumption of psychoanalytic >therapy that throigh "insight" changes will emanate.So called >intensive sessions may be nothing more than being put in a >non-threatening relaxed state which allows one to regain an >emotional composure which can be falsejy attributed to cognitive >restructuring processes.The presumed insight factor may be a >result of an interdependent emotive and cognitive interactions. >We should not forget that just being in a therapeutic session >could be healing.
Indeed! Which is why a non-psychodynamic psychotherapy/counselling control treatment of equivalent length is necessary before any credence is given to the contentions of lk Leichsenring, DSc, and Sven Rabung, PhD, authors of "Effectiveness of Long-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Meta-analysis". Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
