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Psychotherapy in Every Encounter
- Psychotherapy principles must be integrated into every psychiatric encounter for better medication adherence and outcomes.
- Understanding and applying psychotherapy is essential even for brief medication management visits.
Therapy as Active Change Work
- Psychotherapy is active work focused on changing thought and relationship patterns.
- The therapeutic relationship itself motivates patients to face difficult emotions and make meaningful changes.
Organizing Psychotherapy Approaches
- Psychotherapies share a "tree trunk" of common supportive factors.
- They diverge into directive (CBT, DBT) and evocative (psychodynamic) branches utilizing different therapist roles and goals.