title: Looking through a distorted mirror: toward a psychodynamic understanding of descriptive psychopathology of depression.
abstract: Psychodynamic psychiatrists and psychotherapists commonly believe that a shared reliance on the descriptive psychopathology of depression could allow a greater integration of dynamic treatments with other treatment models. However, the assumption that a descriptive approach can offer clinicians a theory independent language is epistemologically untenable.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Department, G. Salvini Hospital, Garbagnate, M.se, Italy. paolo.azzone@fastwebnet.it
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Azzone
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009769:Object Attachment; D010469:Perceptual Distortion; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011599:Psychopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents