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Supportive Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy and Behavioral Therapy

Supportive psychotherapy is a psychotherapeutic approach that integrates several therapeutic schools, including psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral traditions, alongside interpersonal conceptual models and techniques. Its aim is to reduce or relieve the intensity of a patient's presenting symptoms, distress or disability, and to reduce behavioral disruption caused by the patient's underlying psychic conflicts; unlike psychoanalysis, where the analyst maintains a neutral demeanor as a blank canvas for transference, the supportive therapist engages the patient in a fully emotional, encouraging and supportive relationship as a way of strengthening healthy defense mechanisms, especially within interpersonal relationships. It can be used to treat a variety of physical, mental and emotional conditions, with therapists using a range of strategies and techniques aimed at reinforcing a patient's healthy and adaptive patterns of thought and behavior in order to reduce the intrapsychic conflicts that produce symptoms of mental disorders.

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  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supportive_psychotherapy, lead section
    Supportive psychotherapy is a psychotherapeutic approach that integrates various therapeutic schools such as psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral, as well as interpersonal conceptual models and techniques.
  • Treats: Schizophrenia, Uses
    Supportive psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in a variety of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and postpartum depression.
  • Treats: Bipolar Disorder, Uses
    Supportive psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in a variety of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and postpartum depression.
  • Treats: Depression, Uses
    Supportive psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in a variety of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and postpartum depression.
  • Treats: Anxiety Disorder, Uses
    Supportive psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in a variety of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and postpartum depression.
  • Treats: Postpartum Depression, Uses
    Supportive psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in a variety of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and postpartum depression.
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