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Old and new psychotherapy: A heuristic approach

Old and new psychotherapy: A heuristic approach THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF 36:291-310 (1976) Alexander Reid Martin Since 1926, this country has witnessed a spectacular growth of psychiatry. Fifty years ago the American Psychiatric Association had around 500 mem- bers. Today the United States has over 27,000 psychiatrists, most of whom are members of the American Psychiatric Association. A great increase in mem- bership followed World War II. Many Army and Navy doctors, after seeing medical psychotherapy's dramatic success with shell shock and.battle fatigue, came home and specialized in psychiatry. This psychiatric upsurge stimulated and soon gave rise to a corresponding growth in normal psychology dealing with all phases of everyday living. Today the growth of psychiatry has lessened, and man's psychology has become the focus of academic and public attention. In the United States, college enroll- ment in psychology courses has sharply and steadily increased since the 1940's. At present, the main thrust of psychology is toward psychotherapy. Medical and nonmedical publications on psychotherapy, especially the latter, present an infinite variety of theories, practices, and recommendations. Each form of psychotherapy has its strong adherents: one-to-one therapy, mar- riage therapy, family therapy, group therapy, encounter therapy, art therapy, dance therapy, sex therapy, biofeedback therapy, and so on. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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1976 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
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10.1007/BF01250853
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THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF 36:291-310 (1976) Alexander Reid Martin Since 1926, this country has witnessed a spectacular growth of psychiatry. Fifty years ago the American Psychiatric Association had around 500 mem- bers. Today the United States has over 27,000 psychiatrists, most of whom are members of the American Psychiatric Association. A great increase in mem- bership followed World War II. Many Army and Navy doctors, after seeing medical psychotherapy's dramatic success with shell shock and.battle fatigue, came home and specialized in psychiatry. This psychiatric upsurge stimulated and soon gave rise to a corresponding growth in normal psychology dealing with all phases of everyday living. Today the growth of psychiatry has lessened, and man's psychology has become the focus of academic and public attention. In the United States, college enroll- ment in psychology courses has sharply and steadily increased since the 1940's. At present, the main thrust of psychology is toward psychotherapy. Medical and nonmedical publications on psychotherapy, especially the latter, present an infinite variety of theories, practices, and recommendations. Each form of psychotherapy has its strong adherents: one-to-one therapy, mar- riage therapy, family therapy, group therapy, encounter therapy, art therapy, dance therapy, sex therapy, biofeedback therapy, and so on.

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Dec 1, 1976

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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