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Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychological methods. Behavior therapy aims to help the patient eliminate undesirable habits or irrational fears and to strive toward self-fulfillment.

Fast Facts:

• -- Psychotherapists use a range of techniques to help their patients like dialogue, communication and behavior change to help with their mental health
• -- Most forms of psychotherapy use only spoken conversation, though some use written word, artwork, drama, narrative story, music, or therapeutic touch
• -- Because sensitive topics are often discussed during psychotherapy, therapists are expected, and usually legally bound, to respect client or patient confidentiality

5 Great Resources on Psychotherapy

• Wikipedia: Psychotherapy
• Mayo Clinic: Psychotherapy: An Overview of the Types of Therapy
• Depression.com: Psychotherapy
• Aetna InteliHealth: Psychotherapy
• The Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Health: Psychotherapy

5 Latest Headlines on Psychotherapy

• More Psychotherapy News from Google News

What is Psychotherapy

• Health AtoZ: What Is Psychotherapy?
• MedicineNet: Definition of Psychotherapy
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: What Is Psychotherapy For Children And Adolescents?
• About.com: What Is Psychotherapy?
• Michael G. Conner: What Is Psychotherapy?

What Are The Uses for Psychotherapy?

• PlanetPsych: When Should One Go For Psychotherapy?
• PatientPlus: Psychotherapy and its Uses
• RevolutionHealth: Uses: What is Psychotherapy?

What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Psychotherapy?

• HelpGuide.org: Antidepressants: Medications for Depression Side Effects, Safety, and Treatment Guidelines
• RevolutionHealth: What are the Possible Side Effects of Psychotherapy? | Interactions: What Other Drugs Affect Psychotherapy?
• MayoClinic: Antidepressant Precautions

What are the Types of Psychotherapy?

• Wikipedia: List of Psychotherapies
• MayoClinic: Psychotherapy: An Overview of the Types of Therapy
• Counselling Resource: Types of Counselling & Psychotherapy
• Health AtoZ: Types of Psychotherapy
• About.com: What types of psychotherapy are used to treat depression?

What are the Holistic Alternatives to Psychotherapy?

• Natural Psychotherapy: Holistic Psychotherapy
• Wellminds Wellbodies: Psychotherapy

Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Psychotherapy

• ABC News: Antidepressants, Psychotherapy and Your Teen
• In The Room: More Interesting Psychology and Psychotherapy Blogs
• AskMen.com: Psychotherapy home work? Message Board
• HealthyPlace.com: Psychotherapy Message Boards
• Psychological.com: Psychotherapy Forum
• SelfhelpMagazine: Psychotherapy and Counseling Discussion Forum

Clinical Trials for Psychotherapy

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials for Psychotherapy
• CenterWatch: Clinical Trials for Psychotherapy

Controversy and Lawsuits about Psychotherapy

• Wikipedia: Effectiveness and Criticism
• Northern County Psychiatric Associates: Psychotherapy: Issues, Forms and Controversies
• MedicineNet.com: Psychiatrists Defend Psychiatric Drug Use
• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: Liability and Risk Management in Outpatient Psychotherapy Supervision

Abuse of Psychotherapy

• A Guide to Psychology and its Practice: Questions and Answers
• The Forensic Echo: Parents May Recover for Daughter's Negligent Psychotherapy

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Psychotherapy

• PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Pyschotherapy
• JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Pyschotherapy
• Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Psychotherapy

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