Volume 28 (2023), Edition 2

There are many forms of verbal interaction, like helpful advice from laypersons, guidance of patients, psychoeducation, crisis intervention, therapeutic counselling. Additionally, there is »psychotherapy«, either in the form of consultant...

The concept of »evidence-based medicine« (EBM) is actually a very good proposal to keep a sufficient overview with respect to the abundance of research literature – also in the field of psychotherapy – and thus to be able to make better...

The patient’s motivation for psychotherapeutic treatment is the wish to receive professional assistance with mental suffering. Therefore, he/she calls for psychotherapeutic expertise. Alike, the effort for healing is in the focus of the therapist....

Based on the current discussion on the professional profile of psychological psychotherapists (Sachsen, Fasbender & Hammelstein, 2014; Amrhein, 2014; Fliegel, 2014; Strauß & Nodop, 2014; Sulz, 2014a-d), the difference between psychotherapy...

Of the seven working modules of the mentalizing behavioral therapy MVT, the last two modules – module six and seven – are development modules. Previously, access to emotional experience was established with the Emotion Tracking module. Module...

The last of the seven work modules of the mentalization-promoting behavioral therapy MVT is »change of perspective and empathy«. Only after authentic and vital feelings and reliable self-efficacy have been achieved can the path to the empathy...