Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychoanalytic Therapy

A form of psychiatric treatment, based on Freudian principles, which seeks to eliminate or diminish the undesirable effects of unconscious conflicts by making the patient aware of their existence, origin, and inappropriate expression in current emotions and behavior.

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A form of psychiatric treatment, based on Freudian principles, which seeks to eliminate or diminish the undesirable effects of unconscious conflicts by making the patient aware of their existence, origin, and inappropriate expression in current emotions and behavior.

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  • Psychoanalytical Therapy
  • Therapy, Psychoanalytic
  • Psychoanalytic Therapies
  • Psychoanalytical Therapies
  • Therapies, Psychoanalytic
  • Therapies, Psychoanalytical
  • Therapy, Psychoanalytical
  • Balint Psychoanalytic Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic Therapy, Balint
  • Therapy, Balint Psychoanalytic

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychoanalytic Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011575. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011575
  2. Psychoanalytic Therapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalytic_psychotherapy
  3. Psychoanalytic Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485341