Psychotherapy
by Rima Bhakta
1. Art therapy
1.1. Effects
1.1.1. reduce stress levels
1.1.2. improve self-esteem
1.1.3. reduce anxiety and depression induced symptoms
1.2. QoL of breast cancer patients
2. Family Therapy
2.1. usually short term
2.2. help family cope with a member's mental illness
3. Benefits
3.1. learn about inner self
3.2. reconstruct the lost control on life
4. Duration of Therapy
4.1. 45-60 minute sessions
4.2. short term
4.3. long term
4.4. factors deciding frequency of visits
5. Effectiveness
5.1. questionaries filled by patients
5.2. Common Factors Theory
5.2.1. quality of patient and therapist's relationship
5.3. Consumers Report Study
6. Criticism
6.1. Hans Eysenck's study in 1952
6.2. psycho-social healing
6.3. social contact is seen as beneficial for everyone
7. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
7.1. Dialectical behavior therapy
7.2. Goal
7.3. effective for many issues
7.3.1. anxiety
7.3.2. OCD
8. Interpersonal Therapy
8.1. goal of this type
8.2. how long it usually lasts
8.3. usual with depression
9. Psychodynamic psychotherapy
9.1. goal of this type of therapy
9.2. length of treatment
10. Risks
10.1. emotionally uncomfortable due to subject matter
10.2. exposure therapy
10.2.1. anxiety
10.2.2. stress