title: The role of therapist activity in psychodynamic psychotherapy.
abstract: The teaching of psychodynamic psychotherapy is a critical component of psychiatric residency training programs. The authors argue that encouraging our residents to become active while providing psychodynamic psychotherapy is a skill that can be taught. By helping residents to understand how to actively help patients focus on their internal world, identify and work with the defenses, and develop and maintain a treatment alliance, psychodynamic educators can enable psychiatric residents to feel far more competent when working in this paradigm. Such a stance inevitably leads to greater excitement and enjoyment for trainees, as well as better outcomes for patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA. jekatzman@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katzman
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coughlin
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D024382:Professional Role / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods