Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers psychodynamic psychotherapy with Dr. Rex Kay. Dr. Kay is a staff psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Hospital, assistant professor and modality lead for dynamic psychotherapy at the University of Toronto, as well as a faculty member at the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis.
The learning objectives for this episode are as follows:
By the end of this episode, you should be able to…
- Define psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Describe the core concepts of psychodynamic therapy.
- Determine who may be an appropriate patient for psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Describe the evidence base for psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Compare and contrast psychodynamic therapy to other psychotherapies.
Guest: Dr. Rex Kay
Produced and Hosted by: Jordan Bawks and Anita Corsini
Audio editing by: Anita Corsini
Resources:
References:
Black, M. & Mitchell, S. (2016). Freud and beyond: A history of modern psychoanalytic thought. Basic Books.
Cabaniss, D. L., Cherry, S., Douglas, C. J., & Schwartz, A. R. (2017). Psychodynamic psychotherapy: A clinical manual. Wiley.
Driessen, E., Hegelmaier, L. M., Abbass, A. A., Barber, J. P., Dekker, J. J., Van, H. L., Jansma, E. P., & Cuijpers, P. (2015). The efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression: A meta-analysis update. Clinical Psychology Review, 42, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.07.004
Eppel, A. (2018). Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. Springer.
Karen, R. (1994). Becoming attached: First relationships and how they shape our capacity to love. Oxford.
Safran, J. D. (2012). Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Therapies. American Psychological Association.
Summers, R. F. & Barber, J. P. (2010). Psychodynamic Therapy: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice. Guilford.
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