The evolution of models of psychodynamic psychotherapy

Penman, John M

Psychiatrist, Retired, Mosman Park, WA, Australia

John M Penman, 67 McCabe Street, Mosman Park, WA, Australia. Email: [email protected]

Australasian Psychiatry 22(5):p 437-439, October 2014. | DOI: 10.1177/1039856214545552

Objective:

The purpose of this article is to give an outline of the evolution of models of psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Conclusion:

Certain concepts about the nature of the relationship between patient and therapist during psychodynamic psychotherapy are crucial to therapeutic benefit. These are attachment, self object function, and the co-construction of an intersubjectivity. The quality of the everyday therapeutic relationship between patient and psychiatrist similarly depends on these concepts.