Psychotherapy of Depression – the Approach of Gestalt Therapy
Authors:
J. Roubal
Authors‘ workplace:
Institut pro gestalt terapii, Praha
; Katedra psychologie FSS MU, Brno
; Soukromá psychiatrická ambulance, Havlíčkův Brod
Published in:
Čes. a slov. Psychiat., 103, 2007, No. 7, pp. 341-345.
Category:
Comprehensive Reports
Overview
According to current knowledge psychotherapy alone or in combination with pharmacotherapy is effective in the treatment of depressive disorder and represents an accessible possibility of increasing effectiveness of the treatment of depression. There is a great number of psychotherapeutic approaches and their theoretical perspectives and practical approaches to the treatment of depression differ. This article contributes to the transparency of the spectrum of psychotherapeutic approaches by description of gestalt therapy and its practical application in clinical practice. The description is supplemented by an overview of the evidence of efficiency.
Key words:
depression, psychotherapy, combined treatment, gestalt therapy.
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