Psychopharmacology and Psychiatry Updates The Psychodynamic Prescriber
Dec 22, 2024
David Mintz, Director of Psychiatric Education at the Austin Riggs Center, shares his expertise on fusing psychodynamic principles with pharmacotherapy. He discusses how understanding a patient's emotional landscape can dramatically influence their treatment outcomes. The conversation highlights the importance of recognizing patients' fantasies about their illness and the role of medications as transitional objects. Mintz emphasizes the need for a strong therapeutic alliance to tackle treatment-resistant depression effectively, enhancing both adherence and overall health.
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Integrating Psychotherapy Skills
- Integrate psychotherapy skills into pharmacotherapy practice.
- This approach enhances outcomes and builds stronger therapeutic alliances.
Features of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy includes exploring patient fantasies, past experiences, and recurring themes.
- It also emphasizes the therapy relationship, affect, and avoidance of distressing thoughts/feelings.
Explore Patient Fantasies
- Explore patient fantasies about their illness and medications, including wishes and fears.
- Address disempowering assumptions and understand their broader developmental goals.