title: Ghost Busting: re-introducing psychotherapy for the psychiatrist.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this paper is to provide a clinically relevant historical and conceptual overview of psychotherapy as an introduction to a forthcoming series of papers on specific models of psychotherapy. The author offers a selective review of some key ideas in the history and practice of psychotherapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The principles of psychotherapy should inform all psychiatric practice, including the doctor-patient relationship, multidisciplinary teams caring for patients with complex or 'treatment resistant' problems, and patients who are non-compliant with psychotropic medication.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Psychiatrist, St. Vincent's Hospital Area Mental Health Service, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia edwinharari@hotkey.net.au.
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harari
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
keywords: doctor–patient relationship; psychotherapy; psychotherapy and medication; treatment resistance