[Evidence to support psychodynamic psychotherapy].
In general, psychodynamic psychotherapy is not considered evidence-based treatment. This review includes recent meta-analyses and review papers. We conclude that evidence in favour of psychodynamic psychotherapy exists for unipolar depression, panic anxiety with and without agoraphobia, social phobia, generalised anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. For complex mental conditions, long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy shows greater effect than no treatment, standard treatment and short-term psychotherapy. Psychodynamic psychotherapy can be recommended for treatment of specific psychiatric disorders.
Psykiatrisk Center Bispebjerg, Psykoterapeutisk Klinik, Denmark. alberdi_olano@dadlnet.dk
Francisco
F
Alberdi
Bent
B
Rosenbaum
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy