The role of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in improving attachment patterns, defense styles, and alexithymia in patients with depressive/anxiety disorders

Abstract Introduction Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (LTPP) emphasizes the centrality of intrapsychic and unconscious conflicts and their relation to development. Although there is evidence supporting the efficacy of LTPP in mental disorders, little research has been published on the effica...

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Published in:	Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Main Authors:	Mojgan Khademi, Mahmoud Hajiahmadi, Mahbobeh Faramarzi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2019-04-01
Subjects:	Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy self-psychology depression anxiety attachment defense styles alexithymia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892019000100006&lng=en&tlng=en